English J. Bassnett telescope

English J. Bassnett single-draw telescope with brown leather-wrapped barrel, draw signed ''Bassnett, Liverpool'', inside lens cover inscribed ''Geo. H. Ellis'', and dust lens slide to eyepiece. Chips to ocular lens, wear to leather, scratches and dents to brass draw. Objective lens: 1-3/4''dia., closed 28''l, 38-3/4''l extended. Provenance: Estate of William Kranker, collector and dealer, Greenport, NY.