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Originally Posted by Roger Davis
Hi Barry, If you read the ad for the company they actually imported them in from an overseas manufacturer. I have a similar one sitting on my bench being restored at the moment. I have seen some in the past with a variety of names written on the back flange. Ottway and Sons was one of them. They came with a table top claw mount as well as the tripod.
Nice Job!
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Hi Roger,
As I understand it, when they were trading as Brush and MacDonnell, they imported surveying instruments from OS. When William opened his own business, he built telescopes in Sydney. Not sure though, that's all I have been able to find out so far.
Baz.