DuMouchelles
Live Auction

Fine Art, Modern Furniture, Antiques & Camera Equipment

Fri, Aug 18, 2017 06:30PM EDT - Sat, Aug 19, 2017 06:30PM EDT
Lot 75

W. & D. MOGEY REFRACTING BRASS TELESCOPE

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000

W. & D. MOGEY, REFRACTING BRASS TELESCOPE, H 72", L 54":Four inch Brass Refracting Telescope by W. & D. Mogey, Bayonne, New Jersey.  Fifty-four inch brass tube with maker's name plate, W. & D. Mogey, Bayonne, N.J. on bezel at rear of tube. See supporting photograph in our website. Eyepiece tube with five additional lenses, brass lens cap, fitted carrying case and oak tripod with heavy cast iron mount with altitude angle adjustment knobs, (no markings on knobs). Maximum extension of telescope is 58". The objective lens clear diameter is 3 7/8".  Also included are accessories from the John A Brashear Co., LTD; lenses from Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, Jamin.

Condition

Good used condition, minor dents to brass.  JMF  Very small air bubble in objective lens. Observed screw driver marks on objective lens retaining ring screws when front lens assembly unscrewed from telescope tube, No markings on adjusting knobs, GA.