ITEM # NRTSP2-4
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
"DOLLAND OF LONDON TELESCOPE"

This is a superb, early 19th century telescope, made of brass with the
main section covered in rich rosewood.
A two draw unit, plus an additional draw at the lens end for sun shade, &
an eye piece, & lens cover.
SIGNED/ENGRAVED
"DOLLAND LONDON"
"DAY OR NIGHT"
The unit is 35" extended x 2 1/2" diameter
Closed 14 3/4"
This is a truly wonderful item, & a great addition to any nautical
collection, & in quite fine condition for its age.
Early / mid 19th century.
"SOLD"

ITEM# NRTSP2-5
"McALLISTER & BROTHER 19TH CENTURY TELESCOPE"

An original 3 draw telescope, made of solid brass, with the main section
looking like wood, however its made of distressed brass to simulate
the wood look, a unique trait of the manufacturer.
Signed/Engraved
"McALLISTER & BROTHER"
PHILADELPHIA
The McAllister family's businesses & partnerships began with
John McAllister SR. 1755-1830
who sold whips & canes in Philadelphia in the 1780's. The following decade
he added a line of spectacles & in the ensuing decades, lens making became the family
specialty, in which the McAllister name became nationally known for optics, medical
equipment, mathematical instruments & commercial photography.
Two of his sons, William Young McAllister(1812-1896) & Thomas Hamilton
McAllister(1824-1898), became opticians & formed a partnership,
McAllister & Brothers, a firm that operated in Philadelphia from
1853 to 1865.
This is a very historic & quite fragile original telescope, made sometime
during the brothers partnership in the mid 19th century.
It is still in quite good condition, however its requires a degree of care when
sliding the drawers, as well as not placing any pressure on the lens end  due to its
fine threads that can be pulled off easily, the unit is fully intact however & will not
separate at the lens end without direct pressure.
30" Long Extended x 1 3/4" diameter
10" closed
"SOLD"

A MATCHED PAIR
"T.COOKE & SON LTD"
TELESCOPES

A very nice pair of matched telescopes, one with a brown leather
covering the main section,  & one in black leather.
Both made of solid brass plated in silver.
Both are single draw with an additional half draw at the lens end for sun shade.
The black leather scope is engraved
T. COOKE & SON LTD
LONDON & YORK
# 6273 & # 17
The brown leather unit is almost identical in every way to the black one
however it does not have any markings, the pair is so identical that
it is without a doubt made by the same manufacturer, the unmarked one
slightly older than the other, within a year or so, but without a doubt
made from the same mold, with identical leather covers, & only slight
variations in the lens end as shown.
Each 25" long Extended/ 18" closed
Both circa mid/late 19th century
"SOLD"

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