A 2¾IN. REFLECTING LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY JAMES SHORT, LONDON, CIRCA 1758

signed and numbered on the back-plate JAMES SHORT LONDON 255/1123 = 9.6, the 13in. lacquered brass tube with pinhole sights to top, rack-and-pinion focus, threaded blanking nut, dust cover, speculum main and secondary mirrors, attached to folding tripod stand and contained within mahogany box of issue with two threaded eyepieces -- 4½ x 19 x 9in. (11.5 x 48 x 23cm.)

Condition Report

Lacquer worn to top of tube; mirrors appear bright and intact; mechanically sound.

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