170171173170.J. Dollond & Son Mahogany Decagonal Reverse Taper Telescope,London, c. 1760, single draw with eyepiece end engraved J. Dollond& Son London, and later inscription, JB 1839, knurled brass fittingssupporting the optics and 36-in. mahogany tube.$700-900171.3 1/4-inch Almer Coe & Company Brass Telescope, Chicago,Illinois, c. 1900, with 50-in. main barrel and cast mark on the eyepieceend, Almer Coe & Co. Chicago, 8-in. sighting scope, rack focus, twoadditional brass draws, one marked Bardou & Son, Paris and GB, theother unmarked, walnut tripod with geared elevation crank and walnutand oak carrying case, cased, lg. 53 in.$800-1,20034 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com
172.3-inch Brass Refracting Telescope by Bardou & Son, Paris, signedBardou & Son Paris at the ocular end, eyepiece with sliding cover,38-in. tube with rack focus, thumbscrew tripod attachment and woodentripod with brass mount.$500-800173.3-inch Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co. Refracting Telescope, with 44-in.main tube, two draw eyepiece marked Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co., 63Farringdon Rd. E.C., rack focus, 12 1/2-in. spotting scope mounted onmain barrel, elevation struts and folding walnut tripod with thumbscrewheight adjustment, ht. with scope level, 60 in.$2,000-3,000174174.3-inch Brass Refracting Telescope, unmarked, with 45-in. main tube,rack focus single draw eyepiece, ebonized folding tripod with iron headmount, ht. of scope level on tripod, approximately 62 in.$800-1,200175.10-Power Officer of the Deck Spyglass, US Navy BU. Ships,Serial No. 6411, the 3-in. stippled finish tube with 1 1/2-in. objective,calibrated focus ring at eyepiece and marked as above, in a fitted oakcase with identifying plate and US Navy stamp, lg. of box 25 in.$150-250175A.Pair of Brass British Naval Binoculars, England, World War I-era,with dual focusing on the eyepieces, and adjustable apertures for light,hinged shades for glare attached to the 3 1/4 in. dia. tube, on a foldingtripod base, ht. 61, overall lg. of binoculars 19 1/2 in.$2,000-3,000176.U.S. Navy 16-Power QM. Spyglass, Kollmorgen Optical Corp., serialno. 24366, 1942, 32-in. stippled black finish tapered tube, 2 1/2-in.objective lens ocular lens with calibrated focus and marked U.S. NavyBU Ships, QM 16-Power, MK. I No. 24366, 1942 and oak carryingcase with applied maker’s plaque, lg. boxed, 32 1/2 in.$200-400177.18-inch Focus Projection Lens, Charles Beseler Co., New York,3 1/2-in. lens in a brass housing with rack focus and marked withmanufacturer’s name.$50-150178.Zeiss WWII Binoculars, Wetzlar, Germany, stippled black finish, 2-in.objective, focusing ocular lenses, the ocular end marked 7x50 beh394917 (T), a German Swastika and M Artl., leather ocular cover andcarrying case, lg. 9 in.$200-400179.Two Brass Telescopes and a Wye Level, the first, a 1 1/2-in. threedrawFrench telescope with lens cap, lg. extended 29 in., the next aone-draw celestial scope, max lg. 6 in., a Wye level marked T. Cooke &Sons, London & New York , and a brass optical device with magnifierand eyepiece.$100-150180.1-inch Five-draw Brass Spy Glass, Paris, marked on eyepiece tubeLevasseur, Optien, quai de l’horolge, No.53, Paris., decorated withmother-of-pearl and faux rubies at the objective, lg. extended 3 1/2 in.$150-250181.Group of Optical Scientific Items, including two spyglasses, the first,a five-draw, leather-bound tube with 2-in. objective and sunshade, lg.closed 10 1/2, the next, a three-draw stippled leather and brass tubewith 2-in. objective, lg. 7; ivorine opera glasses in original carrying case,an unusual small pair of binoculars with articulated lenses, a militarytelescope elbow, a table brass three legged telescope stand and awalnut and brass spirit level marked JT, lg. 12 in.$200-300182.Group of Six Scientific Instruments, including a 10-in. mahoganybarrel single draw spyglass, a brass pocket compass with screw-fit lid,printed card and blued steel hand, Thaxter & Son mahogany foldingpocket sundial with printed paper label and card (lacking needle),pocket naturalists microscope in a red leather case with gilt decoration,an iron caliper and a watchmaker’s turns.$300-500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com35