Group of (3) telescopes
Group of (3) telescopes, to include: Murray & Heath brass single-draw telescope with eyepiece dust slide, marked ''Murray & Heath, 69 Jermyn St., London'' on draw, having 2''dia objective lens, (lacking barrel wrapping, dents, no lens cap); Thomas D. King single-draw telescope with 1-1/2''dia objective lens, marked ''T.D. King, Clare Street, Bristol'' on draw, (objective lens has crack to edge, lacking dust slide to eyepiece); and McAllister & Co. brass two-draw telescope, marked ''Made for McAllister & Co., Philadelphia'' on draw, having 1-1/2''dia objective lens with dust slide, (losses to wood barrel, dents, lacking dust slide to eyepiece). Murray & Heath telescope closed 22''l. Provenance: Estate of William Kranker, collector and dealer, Greenport, NY.
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Group of (3) telescopes, to include: Murray & Heath brass single-draw telescope with eyepiece dust slide, marked ''Murray & Heath, 69 Jermyn St., London'' on draw, having 2''dia objective lens, (lacking barrel wrapping, dents, no lens cap); Thomas D. King single-draw telescope with 1-1/2''dia objective lens, marked ''T.D. King, Clare Street, Bristol'' on draw, (objective lens has crack to edge, lacking dust slide to eyepiece); and McAllister & Co. brass two-draw telescope, marked ''Made for McAllister & Co., Philadelphia'' on draw, having 1-1/2''dia objective lens with dust slide, (losses to wood barrel, dents, lacking dust slide to eyepiece). Murray & Heath telescope closed 22''l. Provenance: Estate of William Kranker, collector and dealer, Greenport, NY.
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