[M] A 2IN. FIVE DRAW MAHOGANY AND BRASS TELESCOPE...

A 2IN. FIVE DRAW MAHOGANY AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY JESSE RAMSDEN, CIRCA 1790
signed by the eyepiece Je. Ramfden, London, with dust slide to eyepiece -- 10¼in. (26cm.) closed; together with a 1½in. three draw example signed Berge London late Ramsden, with leather covered tube, dust slide, lens cap and splash cup -- 9½in. (24cm.) closed
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Condition Report
Both optically fine, Ramsden main lens assembly loose and require re-pinning, missing lens cap, small split from tube end for 1½in.

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