I am refurbishing a Weltblick 60/910mm Circle K (Kenko) refractor from the mid-late 60's. These were produced in Japan and sold by department stores under a wide range of local brand names at the time. The only way to identify the maker and time of production is to look for identification symbols and "passed" stickers.
The kit was dirty but very complete, dust caps on finder, scope, eyepieces. I have fixed a slack problem on the RA Axis, and taken the EQ mount apart to its last part, polished, cleaned and re-greased. The mount is now butter smooth to operate. In the picture, you see vixen handles. The original ones are "springs", and cause a lot of unwanted motion in actual use.
This could have been a "love story", but the objective lens has major issues. The only cause I can imagine, is that it has been disassembled and re-assembled wrong in its history. If someone has experience in interpreting crazy star test patterns, don't be shy (PM me if you like).
I was very eager to get this fixed up, So I have actually bought a twin scope for parts. I got it for a bargain of 25 euros, from a German seller. The twin is another brand but 60/910, same age and manufacturer. I will either place the new OTA on this mount, or swap lens cells based on what tube looks best.
I think that scope looks smashing