Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2355Location: BostonDate / Time: March 24, 2007 10:00AM
Description:
6-inch Reflecting Telescope, etched R.W.P., Fred on edge of mirror, with 50-inch lg. steel tube, right-angle eyepiece, and equatorial mount with counterweight and pedestal.
Note: This large reflector is similar to telescopes built by Russell Porter for surveying Palomar Mountain during construction of the so-called "Giant Glass" telescope.
Estimate $600-800