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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 284354, member: 360"][ATTACH=full]91330[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91331[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91332[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91333[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought this as a treat for myself at my local antiques shop. If my collecting antique optics for years has taught me anything, I believe this to be a very old telescope, probably 1830s or 1840s.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's made by the firm C.W. Dixey of London. Here's their website:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cwdixeyandson.com/history.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cwdixeyandson.com/history.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.cwdixeyandson.com/history.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It measures 7.5in. closed, and extends to 16.5in. open.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 284354, member: 360"][ATTACH=full]91330[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91331[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91332[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91333[/ATTACH] Bought this as a treat for myself at my local antiques shop. If my collecting antique optics for years has taught me anything, I believe this to be a very old telescope, probably 1830s or 1840s. It's made by the firm C.W. Dixey of London. Here's their website: [URL]http://www.cwdixeyandson.com/history.php[/URL] It measures 7.5in. closed, and extends to 16.5in. open.[/QUOTE]
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