Antique Victorian Vintage Brass Case Telescope Smith Beck Cornhill London C1860 For Sale
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Antique Victorian Vintage Brass Case Telescope Smith Beck Cornhill London C1860:
$180.54
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Victorian Vintage Period
TwoDrawSpotting Telescope
By
Smith Beck & Beck
31 Cornhill
London
Circa 1860
A nicevintage Britishtwo drawtelescope by and engraved to thefirst draw is \"Smith, Beck 7 Beck 31 CornhillLondon\" in italics.
The telescope optics return a clear,image and lenseschecked. Much of the original blacking is still present on the brass work as are both eye pieces and objective lens covers.
James Smith, a scientific instrument maker, commenced making microscopes in 1839 and took Richard Beck into partnership in 1847 trading as Smith & Beck at 6 Coleman Street, London.
In 1851 Joseph Beck, the brother of Richard Beck, started working for the firm and became a partner in 1857 when the business name became Smith, Beck & Beck. When Smith retired in 1865 the business address was 31 Cornhill, London and the trading name changed to R & J Beck.
Dimensions 10 1/4\"(26cm) closed27 1/2\"(69.8cm) fully extended
Objective lens 1 1/2\"(3.7cm) diameter
