30-inch Leather Sheathed Telescope on Hardwood Tripod

by Stanley

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 29 x 59 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0009KCVSU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,223 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 3, 2005

Product Description

This beautiful solid brass refractor telescope is mounted on a solid brass and hardwood tripod. The telescope uses precision ground glass optics to produce a bright and clear 18-power non-inverted image. The main tube is wrapped in a hand sewn high quality 100 percent leather sheath. The dark brown leather sheath adds distinctive styling and eliminates fingerprints or tarnish on the main tube. The telescope is focused by rotating a large adjusting ring near the eyepiece. The telescope is 29 inches (73.6 cm) long with a main tube 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm) in diameter, and has an objective lens diameter of 42 mm. A removable 2 3/4 inch (7.0 cm) diameter brass cap protects the objective lens. This Stanley London telescope is mounted on a sturdy two-section telescoping rich cherry-stained solid hardwood tripod with a heavy brass casting. The height of the telescope is adjustable from a minimum height of 37 inches (94 cm) to a maximum height of 59 inches (150 cm) tall. The telescope is easily removed from the tripod, and the tripod collapses efficiently for compact storage. The telescope with tripod weighs 15 1/4 pounds (6.9 kg). This beautiful brass telescopes are perfect for your office or home, near a view window, for viewing the water, landscape, the Moon and Jupiter.