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RARE COMPACT BRASS & LEATHER CASED 4-DRAW STALKING / SPOTTING TELESCOPE ROSS LONDON No. 78983 c.1910
in superb condition for its age. Excellent working order.
DESCRIPTION:
* Marked to the 1st Draw: ROSS / LONDON / No. 78983
* Superbly engineered and solidly constructed* Brass tube construction. Rare 4 Draw configuration. All tubes are free from splits or distortion and move smoothly.* Leather-clad Barrel with a high polish and intact stitching* Sliding black-enamelled sunshade and eye-piece with rotational closure.* 35mm / 1 & 3/8″ Bonded Achromatic Objective or Field Lens which appears never to have been disturbed. * Shryll-Huygens Configuration of 4 Lenses in two Brass Cartridges mounted in the First Draw.* All lenses are present, intact and clear. There are no chips or scratches to any of them.* Nicely patinated leather outer case with Objective Lens Cover and Carrying Straps. * Focusing is simple by operation of the 1st Draw.* All images are sharp and precise and it is usable over surprisingly long distances.
DIMENSIONS:
Fully retracted: 6 & 5/16″ / 16.5cm Fully extended: 20 & 3/8″ / 51.2cm Fully extended (with 2.25″ ) sun-shield deployed: 21″ / 53.4cm
WEIGHT: Telescope: 522g Case and straps: 228g. Total weight: 750g
FAULTS:
None apparent to the telescope except slight loss of blacking around the Objective lens mount. The leather case and straps show age- and use-related
discolouration and some scuffing and minor losses as shown on the scans but they have protected the instrument well for over a century!
A very fine example of a precision-built Edwardian Stalking / Spotting telescope which may just have also been intended for marine use, given the protective black lacquer used on the sun-shield and eye-piece. The machining of the threads and other mobile components reveals workmanship of a very high quality. This is a compact and highly practical instrument.
Please see my other listings for other WWI and WWII telescopes and earlier Georgian and Victorian telescopes.It will be well packed and insulated to our usual high standards for fully insured delivery by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery within the UK or by Global Express for delivery outside the UK.Only actual postal costs will be charged. Those shown here purely nominal. and other options may well be available. All buyers are therefore asked to wait for an Invoice before paying. Payment by PayPal only for overseas purchases, please.
Category: Cameras and Photography:Telescopes and Binoculars:Telescopes
Location: Guildford
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