National Museum of American History
Lens on Stand
Lerebours · ca 1829
Four glass lenses (two convex and two concave), each mounted on a brass stand, purchased for the U.S. Military Academy in 1829. The “Lerebours à Paris” inscription on each stand refers to Noël Jean Lerebours (1761-1840), a prominent French optician and instrument maker.
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