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Originally Posted by Wavytone
Grahame it’s nigh impossible to say without any identifying labelling or engraving. It looks like a Cooke, but theirs always had the name clearly engraved on the backplate supporting the eyepiece drawtube.
Any clues as to where it has been, the previous owner ?
Another aspect is that scopes of that vintage always had a matching set of eyepieces - including one for the finder, the matching mount and optionally tripod. Without these it’s value is nominal.
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It came in a box with a label troughton and simms, not sure if it is the origonal box however? oh and I'm not interested in selling it, just a realy interesting piece!