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A George Adams senior 1/2-inch refracting telescope, English, dated 1752, image 1
A George Adams senior 1/2-inch refracting telescope, English, dated 1752, image 2
Lot 49

A George Adams senior 1/2-inch refracting telescope,
English, dated 1752,

18 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£4,000 - £6,000

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A George Adams senior 1/2-inch refracting telescope, English, dated 1752,

signed in manuscript on paper label applied to the first draw No, 98 Jan 25, 1752, Geo Adams, main tube bound in shagreen, four white parchment draw tubes with gilt decorative tooling and inked focusing points, brass ferrules, eyepiece and objective mounts, when closed 9 1/2in (24cm) long

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