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STUNNING ANTIQUE EIGHT DRAW NAVAL / ARTILLERY OFFICERS TELESCOPE- LANCASTER BIRMINGHAM.IN USED CONDITION PLEASE SEE IMAGES TO ASSESS. IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LIGHT WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE. FULLY INSCRIBED WITH THE MAKERS NAME “LANCASTER BIRMINGHAM ” C/W THE ORIGINAL SHAGREEN COVERED CASE, WHICH MATCHES THE MAIN BODY! THE DRAW OPERATION IS SMOOTH CONSIDERING THE AGE. THE VIEW IS FOGGY, SO ATTENTION / CLEANING TO THE LENSES IS REQUIRED. CIRCA 1840.James Lancaster founded the firm of James Lancaster in 1835 on Bull Street Birmingham. It manufactured spectacles, telescopes and microscopes. It manufactured its wares in a series of small workshops. In 1853 it moved to 37 Colmore Row where it remained until 1907, though it retained the Bull Street property for manufacturing.In 1870, William James Lancaster, his son took over and in 1871 the name was changed to J Lancaster & Son. Wiliam James refocused the company to include photographic products and popularising them with the public. In 1879 they were offering the Lancaster Pocket Camera, which took 4 in x 3 in plates and a Gem camera taking multiple images called the Lancaster Carte Camera.More models followed, Le Merveilleux, Le Meritoire and the Instantograph in 1882, and the pocket watch camera in 1886. In 1898 it claimed to be the worlds largest camera manufacturer having sold over 200 000 cameras.It became a limited company in 1905, becoming J Lancaster & Son. Ltd and this is recorded on each camera label. W J Lancaster died in 1925 and the firm ceased trading in 1955.
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