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Originally Posted by Astromelb
I have a couple of old refractors
Firstly a Watson 3 inch solid brass that I have put on a 1960's Polarex Az mount - this unit is the same as Sir John Monash's telescope which is in a glass case at Monash University here in Melbourne - the Monash unit is on the original claw brass tripod
I have also seen another one of these beautiful solid brass telescopes which was brought to me to service - but the unit had been dropped and the lens cleaved in two - tragic ��
My other unit is a brass and leather coated Broadhurst Clarkson which is just as gorgeous ☺
Image is Monash's unit courtesy of Monash Uni archives
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Originally Posted by Kunama
Pictures, we want to see pictures  ( Please post a pic of the focuser side of the OTA and a closeup of the focuser/drawtube )  |
Hi Kunama....Did you ever get those pictures??...... I somehow think a certain brass scope does not exist .....
