Early Victorian Single Draw Marine Telescope

Name: Early Victorian Single Draw Marine Telescope
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA869841
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Jason Clarke Antiques

Description

For sale, an early Victorian unsigned single draw marine telescope.

Comprised of a leather covered brass barrel with single draw-tube and bell shaped eye-piece. The telescope measures 54cms closed, 97cms extended and has a two inch objective lens.

The telescope retains its original dust cap with integrated dust slide and a further dust slide to the eyepiece. A fine example of its type and in superb condition.

Although this magnificent telescope is unsigned, I have recently sold a telescope of almost identical manufacture by Richard Adie of Liverpool, who was part of the hugely famous Adie family dynasty emanating from Edinburgh in Scotland. Without succinct evidence, it is perhaps too far an assumption to attribute this telescope to Adie but it certainly provides some reasonably concrete dating evidence aside from the style of the eyepiece and other minor design features.

Circa 1845

Physical Dimensions

Height

97cm (38.19")

Width

6cm (2.36")

Depth

6cm (2.36")

Declaration

Jason Clarke Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA869841

Description

For sale, an early Victorian unsigned single draw marine telescope.

Comprised of a leather covered brass barrel with single draw-tube and bell shaped eye-piece. The telescope measures 54cms closed, 97cms extended and has a two inch objective lens.

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The telescope retains its original dust cap with integrated dust slide and a further dust slide to the eyepiece.

Jason Clarke Antiques

A fine example of its type and in superb condition.

fig 1. Early Victorian Single Draw Marine Telescope

Although this magnificent telescope is unsigned, I have recently sold a telescope of almost identical manufacture by Richard Adie of Liverpool, who was part of the hugely famous Adie family dynasty emanating from Edinburgh in Scotland. Without succinct evidence, it is perhaps too far an assumption to attribute this telescope to Adie but it certainly provides some reasonably concrete dating evidence aside from the style of the eyepiece and other minor design features.

Circa 1845

Physical Dimensions

Height

97cm (38.19")

Width

6cm (2.36")

Depth

6cm (2.36")

Date of Manufacture

Jason Clarke Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref