Mid-Century Spyglass Brass & Leather Expands to 17" - Similar to Telescope

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Mid-Century Spyglass Brass & Leather Expands from 7 1/8" to 17" - Similar to Telescope but focuses differently - from … more Mid-Century Spyglass Brass & Leather Expands from 7 1/8" to 17" - Similar to Telescope but focuses differently - from a Palm Beach estate.

How to focus a spyglass - Pull out all sections all the way and focus by adjusting the smallest eye-section in and out (not turning like a telescope or manual camera lens). It helps to have something to steady the spyglass on. As you adjust the length of the eye section smaller, the blur will start to show color, then as you continue shortening the length, you will reach a focus where you can see leaves on a tree, for example, and if you keep shortening the length of the eyepiece you will lose focus again. (Imagine how difficult it was for a sea captain scanning the horizon from a heaving aft-deck. )

Brass is professionally polished and lacquered. less