A 2IN. REFRACTING TABLE TABLE TELESCOPE BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
signed on top of the 25½in. lacquered brass tube Je Ramsden London, lens cap, focus wheel adjustment, three interchangeable threaded eyepieces with dust-slides or solar filter, folding tripod stand (possibly associated), contained within fitted wooden box of issue

Condition Report
Optically and mechanically in good condition; the stand may be original to the instrument but is secured by four modern screws with the original holes unaligned and unused - possibly the original thumb screws were lost and this clumsy but serviceable expedient was used - as the stand is of the right type and quality and fits the case, it might be correct. The lid is split along entire length and is detached above hinge.

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