three draw presentation telescope, Brighton Athletics, 1862.
£260
Circa
1862
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
A good three draw brass telescope measuring 8 inches (20 cm) long when closed and opens to 23.5 inches (59.5 cm). It has has doublet crown / flint main lens of 3.3 cm. The eye piece has a dust slider.
The first draw is engraved, ‘Rowley. 128, St James’s St, Brighton’. Thomas Rowley (1V) worked at various addresses on St. James’s Street from 1839 and was listed as ‘Optician to the Sussex and Brighton Infirmary’.
The second draw of the telescope is engraved:
BRIGHTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS.
1862
— 500 YDS FLAT RACE —
1st E.A. Pitman,
2nd J.L. Margary,
3rd J.Gardner.
The telescope gives good, clear images. No dents / chips. The leather covered barrel has a little deterioration to the seam but is secure.
