Telescope (Spyglass)

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Negretti & Zambra
Description
Spyglass used by the Confederate Army Signal Corps during the American Civil War. One inscription at the eye end reads “Negretti & Zambra Instrument Makers to Her Majesty, London.” Another reads “Signal Service / C. S. A. / NO. 6.”
ca 1860
ID Number
1988.0739.01
catalog number
1988.0739.01
accession number
1988.0739
Object Name
telescope (spyglass)
Measurements
overall: 2 in x 14 1/8 in x 2 in; 5.08 cm x 35.8775 cm x 5.08 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Exhibition
Price of Freedom
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
related event
Civil War
Record ID
nmah_1247808
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-15ca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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