Lot 448 , A Dollond brass library telescope & Troughton & Bevan telescope

A Dollond brass library telescope, folding tripod and rack and pinion focusing, length 2ft 3in. closed, and a Troughton & Bevan leather and brass telescope c.1820, 1ft 8in. closed
Estimate £120-180

Splits to brass column of tripod. There is a small chip to the edge of the glass/lens at the broad end. Focuses.
The leather casing on the other scope has scuffs and general marks of wear.. There are dents to the brass casing on the drawer section. Part of the ebonised coating around the brass at the broad end has now worn away and there is dent to the brass also. Lens cap missing? Focuses. Average condition.


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Sold for £170