Lot 591

A VICTORIAN RETRACTABLE LACQUERED BRASS LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY J. B. DANCER

Circa 1860
The 37in main tube with lense cap, the 12in eyepiece extension engraved ‘J.B DANCER OPTICIAN MANCHESTER’, with focus adjustment, on tripod stand with rack and pinion stabiliser, mahogany carrying box with two extra lenses, 102cm long; 24cm wide; 12cm high

Estimate: £150 - £250
Hammer price: £380
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887) OPTICIAN AND INSTRUMENT MAKER, MANCHESTER.

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