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SIGNED ON THE BACKPLATE W. & S. JONES. HOLBORN. LONDON. LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A fine English lacquered-brass reflecting telescope
Signed on the backplate W. & S. JONES. Holborn. LONDON. Late 18th Century
The 78cm. long body-tube with dust cap, screw-rod focusing and refracting star-finder, with two eyepieces and two spare speculum mirrors, held between brackets on either side to an alt-azimuth mounting with a brass telescopic support and two mahogany adjustment handles, on turned brass column with three folding inswept feet, in the original fitted mahogany carrying case, the inside of the lid with an applied label showing an engraving of the telescope and manuscript instructions for use, the case with two brass hooks and eyes and two brass carrying handles
89.8cm. wide
Signed on the backplate W. & S. JONES. Holborn. LONDON. Late 18th Century
The 78cm. long body-tube with dust cap, screw-rod focusing and refracting star-finder, with two eyepieces and two spare speculum mirrors, held between brackets on either side to an alt-azimuth mounting with a brass telescopic support and two mahogany adjustment handles, on turned brass column with three folding inswept feet, in the original fitted mahogany carrying case, the inside of the lid with an applied label showing an engraving of the telescope and manuscript instructions for use, the case with two brass hooks and eyes and two brass carrying handles
89.8cm. wide
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