Large Victorian Single Draw Telescope Brass Lennie 3 Lord Street Liverpool
£195
Dimensions
Length closed 20
Circa
1860
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Large, tooled leather wrapped solid brass telescope, circa 1860, the drawer hand engraved Lennie 3 Lord Street Liverpool. Lennie were better known 19th century makers in Edinburgh Scotland The cylindrical brass body, turned and fine knurled brass mounts. The single drawer with stop, contains four lenses with sliding eyepiece shutter. The objective lens with sliding shade and shutter. All in very good condition with no chips, splits or cracks, the tubes with typical light scratches and small insignificant dents. Length closed 20″ or 508mm, open 38,1/4″ or 975mm, largest diameter 2,1/2″ or 63mm, objective lens diameter 1,1/2″ or 38mm. The good clear all original optics offer a sharp image with about 10x magnification.
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Dealer information
Cog Scientific
As a fine art sculpture graduate I have applied my appreciation and understanding of form and function to my lifelong professional career in the antiques trade. Over forty years dealing in what I considered worthy, within the fields of decorative arts and sciences, I have always purchased over a wide spectrum and look forward to offering an exciting variety of stimulating pieces.
