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Fine and Impressive Brass Equatorial Telescope

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Fine and Impressive Brass Equatorial Telescope

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Fine and Impressive Brass Equatorial Telescope
Set into a well crafted oak Tripod Platform, the telescopic brass barrel fitted with a second finders tube, with eyepiece and lens covers, set upon a heavy painted iron structure support, with moveable adjustment wheel, with secondary knobs to further adjust the position, the whole set upon three diagonal supports fitted into a triangular platform with adjustable knobs to ensure a level position.
Height of platform to base of structural support 59 in. (149.86 cm.), Width of platform base 37 in. (93.98 cm.), length of large tube approximately 79 in. (200.66 cm.), Diameter of largest lens 5.62 in. (14.28 cm.)
Please note that this lot is the property of a private collector.
Provenance:
Graham Gallery London

Condition

Greetings, Telescope is an equatorial scope for astronomy use, not terrestrial Quite a nice telescope. Norm

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Fine and Impressive Brass Equatorial Telescope

Name: Fine and Impressive Brass Equatorial Telescope
SKU: 116794222
Price: 19000 USD
Availability: InStock

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