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Yes, the mystery object does suggest a telescope. I
would recommend that you check with Peter Abrahams of
the Antique Telescope Society. He should be able to
help you:
"Abrahams, Peter" < [log in to unmask] >
gaw
--- Vanya Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:15:23 -0400
> From: Vanya Scott <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Mystery Artifact
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Greetings:
>
> I have a mystery artifact that I hope one of you
> fine museum people can help
> me identify. Please follow this link to view a
> photo:
>
> ftp.dri.edu/pub/museum/photos/mysteryartifact
>
> This item reminds me of a telescope; it stands about
> 3 feet tall, and has a
> brass barrel with a converted flashlight body as an
> apparent power source
> strapped to the support frame below the brass
> barrel. At the upper end of the
> barrel is a glass lens, although there is no lens
> where the "eye piece" would
> be.
>
> It was found near the old Camp Desert Rock air strip
> on the Nevada Test Site
> by a man who worked there as a weather technician.
> He found it in the early
> 1970s, and kept it in his garage all these years.
>
> Is this possibly a surveying or tracking instrument
> of some sort? The
> construction is possibly 1950s or 60s. Would it have
> been used at the Nevada
> Test Site?
>
> Thanks for any input you can give me. If you like, I
> can send more photos of
> the item.
>
> Regards, Vanya
>
> Vanya Scott, Registrar
> Atomic Testing Museum
> 755 E. Flamingo Road
> Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363
> 702-794-5142 (voice)
> 702-794-5155 (fax)
gaw
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