Copy and paste from one blender file to another

[sreinmann]

I'm working on 2.71 and, prior to understanding layers, I built a complicated telescope assembly in one blend file and the rest of the whole part in another. Now I want to combine, paste, merge, import, or place the meshes into one complete scene. But I can't find how to do this. I've tried searches but I might be using the wrong terms and I'm not finding the method. Is there a way to do this?

[CaptainKipard]

Append.

Don't link. Linking only references the object in the other file. Appending creates a local copy.

[sreinmann]

Perfect. Don't know how I missed [shift][F1]