Vintage Refractors

[lhansen]

Taking offers on the following:

SOLD TASCO 6T - altazimuth table mount 50mm refractor, F12 no box.
SOLD TASCO 66T - altazimuth tripod mounted 50mm refractor, F12 no box
SOLD TASCO 7TE-0 - altazimuth tripod mounted 60mm refractor, w/- original cardboard box
SOLD ATCO (ROYAL ASTRO) - equatorial mounted 76mm refractor, w/- original wooden box.

The 6T and 66TE are amazing little scopes and punch well above their weight. The 7TE-0 was made by the precursor to Vixen and has excellent optics. The ATCO is a beautiful bit of engineering but the draw tube is out of alignment with respect to the optics.


See this site for lots of interesting info: http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/

Picture is of the Atco, others on request

[Greg Bock]

Thanks for the link Lars, that brings back lotsa memories, i still have my Tasco 6TE-5 at home, was my first scope in 1971, but its now missing the tripod and focus knob... :(

[lhansen]

They are a great little scope and getting harder to find. ive had some terrific times viewing the planets with one of these. I now have three, ill sell two and will keep one.

[LewisM]

What a magnificent scope and mount that ATCO is!

Dare I ask a price please Lars on the 66T...

My second ever scope was a cherry red 66T... miss it badly (hence why I bought from you the Meade rebadge, which now is my main guidescope :) )

[MattT]

Pm'ed on the 6T.