Berge / Ramsden - Floor Telescope - 1800English, circa after 1800, signed, “Berge London late Ramsden”, brass construction, full draw is 46”, 2 ½” objective, slow motion drives in two axis’s, erecting optical tube as well as astronomical eyepieces, mahogany and brass control stick, complete with an original desktop tripod and custom built (by Van Cort) floor tripod. Click "More Info" below for a more complete description.
Cooke, Troughton & Simms, Ltd - Floor Telelscope - 1920English, circa 1920, signed, “Cooke, Troughton & Simms, Ltd London and York”, brass construction 6” objective, with a 5” main barrel, full draw at 75” with a 20” finder scope (2”) objective; focus is by rack and pinion, with dual slow motion controls. The telescope stands 77” on a mahogany and brass gear driven with slip-free controls. The wood work is mahogany, with a lacquered finish. The telescope comes complete with a variety of accessories. Click "More Info" below for a more complete description.
French, circa 1865, signed, “Maison Lerebours & Secretan…”, brass construction, nickel plated with black, leather covered barrels, measuring 35” at full draw, including two terrestrial eyepieces, two high power celestial eye-pieces, six screw-on eye-caps, two with sun filters, collapsible sun shades, 2 1/8” objectives with twin telescopic inverting eye tubes and twin astronomical eye pieces, 7” spotter scope with cross hairs and push pull focus, rack and pinion double focus knob and rack and pinion pupilary adjustment, a floating mid section bridge for tripod mount, 12 ½ pillar with alt-azimuth mount, triple brass legs housed within column for desk top mount, custom floor tripod of mahogany and brass, original case; a massive pair of Telescope Binoculars. Click "More Info" below for a more complete description.
Windsor Floor TelescopeThe Windsor Floor Telescope is an original design by Erik Van Cort. The instrument carries the look and feel of a fine 19th century refractors with all the modern improvements. Precise machining and finishing are at the core, with the latest achromatic erecting optical system, pin-sharp at any distance. Complete with a five element wide angle finders scope, the subject can be quickly located. Click "More Info" below for a more complete description.