Description
Original Item: One of a Kind. We received this out of long time storage in our large Optic’s buy of…
Original Item: One of a Kind. We received this out of long time storage in our large Optic’s buy of 2017 in England. This is a very nice Royal Navy single drawtelescope, which looks to be made of nickel and brass, with a leather covering. It could however be nickel plated brass, however it definitely is not steel, as the telescope is totally non magnetic. It featuresan extending front sun shield and has a shutter on the eyepiece as well. It measures 17 3/4″ closed and opens to 23 1/4″ when fully extended with the sunshield. Appears to be good working order with nice optics.
It is maker marked by the eyepiece:
H. HUGHES & SON LTD59 Fenchurch STLONDON416 409 / 3858
It is also engraved with the name of the owner:
J. H. Carrow R. N.
Of J. H. Carrow we have unfortunately not been able to find any definitive information, however this is definitely a very nice example of a WWI Royal Navy telescope. The optics could use a good cleaning, but otherwise it is in very good condition.
Ready to display!
