Brass 3-inch Refracting Library Telescope by Hammersley Bros.

Description:

Brass 3-inch Refracting Library Telescope by Hammersley Bros., London, E.C., with 39-inch lg. tube, 12-inch lg. starfinder, rack-and-pinion focusing, two draws, dust cap, compass joint to tapering pillar with telescopic rackwork support strut, and folding cabriole legs with clamp, (lacquer streaked),in dovetailed fitted mahogany case containing four supplementary eyepieces, case lg. 43 in.

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 13 November 1997, Lot 104.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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