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Vintage Broadhurst Clarkson & Co Ltd. 63 Farringdon Road London E.C – 4 Draw Brass Spotting Telescope Leather Cased with anti flare hood.
In very nice condition. Optically all very good. All glass lens elements are clean and clear. No damage to glass, no haze or fungus. Looking through it shows a clear, sharp and well defined image.
Smooth draw action. Has calibration markings 25-40.
Leather casings in good condition but do show some small scuffs and one small mark from a sticker.
DIMENSIONS(approx.)
Closed Length: 28cm (11″)
Drawn Length: 88cm (34.5″) including sun shade
Objective Lens Diameter: 52mm (2″)
Some information about the maker:
Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co. Benjamin Martin established an instrument business in 1750. His son Joshua joined him in 1778 and in 1782 he patented a method for producing brass tubing. The same year Charles Tulley bought the firm. His family owned the business until 1844, when it was bought and developed by Robert Mills who ran it until 1873 when he, in turn, sold it to Alexander Clarkson. Mr Broadhurst joined the firm as a partner in 1892, but Clarkson and he fell out in 1908 and Broadhurst moved to 63 Farringdon Road, EC1, naming the building Telescope House but trading as “Broadhurst Clarkson & Co. Clarkson had a top reputation and Broadhurst wished to trade on it, as well as wishing to annoy Clarkson.Telescope House produced very high quality astronomical telescopes from 2-inch to 6-inch in diameter. The building housed lens-making
facilities a light machine shop and a thriving brass tube-making plant, using a brass drawing machine patented by Joshua Martin in 1782. The premises also had a showroom and shop, which is still in use today. Between 1914 and 1918, as part of the war effort, the company set up further telescope factories in Watford, and a lens-making facility in central London near Telescope House. During the 1920’s and 30’s, the business continued to flourish
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Category: Cameras and Photography:Telescopes and Binoculars:Telescopes
Location: Chingford, London
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