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An early 20th-Century German 1-inch marbled-paper card brass-mounted four-draw telescope,
with simulated fishskin-covered outer body-tube, the eyepiece with dust cap incorporating a green glass shade and stamped S. Patent April 24th 1906 GERMANY, the outer body-tube with label printed in red and yellow, inscribed EXCELSIOR TELESCOPE TRADE MARK This Trade-mark is a guarantee of good value. -- 33.1/4in. (84.5cm.) long extended
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with simulated fishskin-covered outer body-tube, the eyepiece with dust cap incorporating a green glass shade and stamped S. Patent April 24th 1906 GERMANY, the outer body-tube with label printed in red and yellow, inscribed EXCELSIOR TELESCOPE TRADE MARK This Trade-mark is a guarantee of good value. -- 33.1/4in. (84.5cm.) long extended
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