Pirate telescope captain hook

The Captain Hook pirate telescope is a pull-out spyglass from Boland as a costume accessory, black with gold-coloured rings and a skull with a red bandana. Bring it out at a pirate party, a pirate-themed children's party or during carnival, at the moment your pirate scans the horizon for land or booty. When retracted, it is a short tube; when extended, a real captain's spyglass.

What does this pirate telescope look like?

• The tube is matte black, with shiny gold-coloured rings at the eyepiece, at the joints and at the wide end.
• On the lower tube is a white skull with a red bandana above two crossed bones.
• Behind the skull is a grey compass rose, a detail that only becomes noticeable when you look closely at the spyglass.
• The telescope extends in three sections, so you can keep it short or pull it out completely.
• Made of 100% high-impact polystyrene.
• You will receive the telescope from Boland on a black card in blister packaging.

Why a captain never stood on deck without a telescope

A pull-out telescope was the instrument on sailing ships that allowed the captain or the lookout to see a ship, a coast or an approaching storm from a great distance. Whoever held the spyglass had the overview, and that is why it belongs to the man in command in every pirate story. Captain Hook is the best-known fictional pirate captain, recognisable by the hook he wears instead of a hand. The skull and crossbones on the tube refers to the pirate flag that such a ship flew from its mast.

A complete pirate outfit around the spyglass

Start with the head: a red-and-black striped bandana or a tricorn captain's hat matches the red bandana of the skull on the telescope. Below that, a white shirt with frayed sleeves or a black vest, with a red sash around your waist as a colour accent, works well. An eyepatch and a gold earring complete the face, and with a hook on your sleeve you are immediately close to the captain from the title. Keep the spyglass retracted as you walk around and only extend it when you, just like on deck, peer into the distance.

Order the Captain Hook pirate telescope and scan the horizon for treasure during your pirate party.