Telescope / walking cane – W. & S. Jones, c. 1830.
£425
Circa
1830
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
A rare walking stick with concealed telescope.
The telescope measures 12.25″ when closed and 16″ when fully open, the single draw signed, ‘W & S JONES, 30 Holborn, London’. It has a 1″ objective lens and gives perfeclty clear views; all original lenses which are damage free. No dents / damage.
The telescope barrel and the walking stick are finished in black leather to emulate a tree branch.
Total length when the telescope is threaded into the stick is 37″.
The company worked at 30 Holborn from 1800 – 1860.
A very nice example of the period.
