DOLLOND TELESCOPE. DATED 1837 WITH PROVENANCE

DOLLOND TELESCOPE. DATED 1837 WITH PROVENANCE

£240

INTERESTING EARLY PLATED NAVAL PATTERN TAPERED TELESCOPE SIGNED: DOLLOND LONDON. & HONORABLE FITZGERALD FOLEY. APRIL 1837. CLOSED 25" OPEN 31" INCHES. O.G. 1.5/8" DIA. INCHES GLASS SHOWING. THE WOODEN MAIN BARREL IS COVERED IN ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER COVERING WITH SEWN SEAM. PROVENANCE: THE HONORABLE FITZGERALD ALGERNON CHARLES FOLEY RN. B. 1823 D. 1903. HE JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY 2ND MAY 1837., NEARLY FOURTEEN.

Circa

1837

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Telescopes, Navigational instruments, Telescopes - Refracting

Description

JOINED NAVY 1837 ON THE 2ND OF MAY. AS GENTLEMAN CADET. 29.4.1843 MATE., 15.1.1846 LIEUTENANT., 7.9.1855 COMMANDER., 6.8.1860 CAPTAIN., 30.12.1876 REAR ADMIRAL., 23.11.1881 VICE ADMIRAL., 24.5.1887 RETIRED ADMIRAL.  GOOD IMAGE.

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Based in Lelant, near St Ives, Cornwall, I have been trading since 1979, buying and selling scientific instruments and nautical antiques. Over the years I have acquired many rare and wonderful items for the trade and collectors alike. I hope this continues. Mike Read. Email: [email protected]

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