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Originally Posted by M ELEY
Nice piece! As a collector of nautical/maritime/privateer pieces, I find these early telescopes fascinating. The earliest ones were just long, wooden hexigonal tubes of one piece construction. AS you pointed out, Dolland was one of the most famous (and prolific) of makers. The sailors used to call these the 'bring 'em near' for obvious reasons. Thanks for sharing this piece!
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I do love the naval ones! These things were so important for the Navy, even reading communications I guess.
Don't be shy, post some pics
8th January 2009, 06:09 PM
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