1920 DOLLOND London Brass Maritime Vintage Telescope, Nautical Spyglass Antique Mounted Solid Brass 15 Inch Pirate Telescope with Wooden Box.

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A classic single draw Naval Officer of the Watch telescope, made by W Ottway engraved 'Presented By W.OTTWAY & Co Ltd, EALING, 1931' on the first draw. Although a large telescope measuring 44" (1120mm) when fully extended, 10" closed, it is very manageable weighing only 0.9kgs. Dollond 4-inch Brass Refracting Telescope, London, c. 1825, Bywater & Co., 58-in. main tube, ocular collar engraved “Dollond London/Sold thru Bywater & Co. Liverpool,” mounting collar, and dual tapered column mount. H.M.S "Conway M.N. Cadet School. Trinity House Prize, Summer Term 1958. Awarded to Syed Farooq Hasan". A compact telescope weighing just over 370 grams, it measures 17.75" (450mm) fully extended, 8.25" (210mm) closed, and the 30mm objective lens is fitted in to the removable shuttered end cap.

Measuring 24½"( 630mm) fully extended including sunshade, 17"( 430mm) closed, and weighing just under 800 grams, this is a classic naval telescope which is still practical for use today. Price The cosmetic condition is very good, with all brass draw tubes free of dents and the baleen covering still firmly attached. It has a 50mm main objective lens, measures just over 10" closed and 31.5" fully extended including sunshade. Made primarily for the export market in particular Australia and New Zealand, it was specially designed to give very high magnification, having 4 draw tubes plus a pancratic tube enabling the power to be be increased at will from 30x to a very powerful 60x, hence its name, 'The Super 60x Telescope'. This is an unsigned example which comes with interchangeable eyepiece lenses one marked HIGH and the other LOW, the lens not in use is attached to the carrying strap in its own leather case, ready to be changed when out in the field.Engraved on the first draw 'NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON' along with the distinctive N&Z intertwined logo, it also has the letters C.R.M. which presumably are the intials of a previous owner. Made by J. H. Steward during the late 19th or early part of the 20th century, the pancratic tube has 3 plain graduation lines, indicating ascending magnification levels of 25x,30x & 35x, although the lines are not numbered on this particular model.

This is a couple of coats of French polish into completion, and the telescope is looking good. At least I am of the opinion that this is better than equipped with the battered leather cover.Measuring 34½" (850mm) extended, 10" (260mm) closed, the 40mm visible diameter objective glass delivers the exceptionally clear and sharp image typical of Ottway telescopes.