ONLINE ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 10 - Monday, 14 October 2024
A rare Victorian Thomas Cooke & Sons large 6-inch Equatorial brass telescope,
Estimate: $3,600 - $4,800
Current Bid $2,200 (7 bids, reserve not met)
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Lot Details
in fitted box with many extra lenses. Smaller side viewing telescope and similar spare. Unusually large six-inch objective lens. Closed length overall 1740mm. No tripod. Note: In 1881 The Royal Observatory Greenwich ordered two new instruments, including two 6-inch Equatorials by Cooke (Cooke No.1 and Cooke No.2) for the British 1882 Transit of Venus expeditions.
