Brass Telescope - Cooby Farm

DESCRIPTION

TitleBrass Telescope - Cooby FarmObject TypeObjectDatec.1890DescriptionThis brass and leather telescope was used by members of the Borrowdale family, and passed on to descendants, the Smith family to use at their farm 'Cooby', Albion Park.

'Cooby' farm was on Stockyard Mountain and the Smith family would use it to look out for ships coming to Shellharbour, in order to load up their carts with farm produce and take it to the harbour for sale.Provenance and Signifcance‘Cooby’ was built on land originally granted to J. Paul (1400 acres) and issued in 1833.

The Coughrane family owned ‘Cooby’ from the late 1800’s. Mr. Robert Coughrane leased ‘Cooby’, Portion 2, 69 acres, to Mr Nicholas Ball from c.1911 – 1916, where Robert Smith was occupier.

Nicholas Ball purchased the property in 1917. The Smith family later purchased ‘Cooby’.DonorSmith, Joseph Borrowdale

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialBrass And Leather.Dimensions96cm x 9cm.

CLASSIFICATION

PrimarySciencesSecondaryInstruments - General

CONNECTIONS

CollectionCooby Collection Last edited by: Will Chittick

ObjectsLocalityAlbion ParkPlaceCoobyRelated ItemDraw-tube telescope used at Dunsters Hill, Shellharbour to observe coastal shipping in the 1870s Last edited by: Will Chittick

LOCATION

Item LocationOn Exhibition

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Brass Telescope - Cooby Farm