VERY RARE EXPEDITION/TRAVELING TELESCOPE
£7,500 GBP
IMPORTANT REFRACTING TELESCOPE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS AS ILLUSTRATED IN WILLIAM SIMMS BOOK: THE ACHROMATIC TELESCOPE BY WILLIAM SIMMS. TROUGHTON AND SIMMS. 138, FLEET STREET, LONDON 1852. COMPLETE IN ITS LARGE MAHOGANY BOX. COMPRISING OF ALT-AZIMUTH BRASS STAND WITH TELESCOPIC LOCKING TUBULAR LEGS WITH FINE ALT-AZIMUTH ADJUSTMENT BY RACKWORK, TERRESTRIAL PANCRATIC EYE-PIECE, 5 CELESTIAL EYE-PIECES, O.G. GLASS APERTURE 3.1/4" INCHES DIA. ( THE TELESCOPE DESCRIBED IN SIMMS BOOK HAD A 2.3/4" O.G. ) SPOTTER SCOPE, MAIN BARREL 37.1/2" INCHES IN LENGTH. THE BOX IS 40" x 15 x 7" INCHES. VERY GOOD IMAGES, WEIGHT 27 KILOS.
Circa
1850
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
THIS IS THE ONLY TELESCOPE OF THIS TYPE I’VE SEEN FOR SALE IN OVER 45 YEARS APART FROM THIS ONE WHICH I UNDERBID IN 1992. VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH EXCELLENT ORIGINAL GOLD LACQUER.
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Dealer information
MikeRead
Mike Read Antique Sciences
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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