Old 1950s, 60s, 70s, etc Catalogs and Manuals

[johninderby]

Stumbled upon this site today. Lots of old telescope catalogs and manuals. A real disorganized mess, but lots of fascinating reading. Just don't blame me if you spend endless hours reading them when you should be doing other things.

http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/

John

[John]

Great resource John - thanks

This is one link from that source that is causing me to drool already. What a scope !:

Chronicles from REFRACTORLAND - A 1960s ZEISS AS-100/1000 (The Story of a Terrace)

[bish]

Found my first telescope in one of the old tasco catalogues. Thanks for posting.

[asset189]

Still new to the photobucket thing so hope the images come out ok.

no1 is an old brass telescope made by W. ottway &co , ealing, London in 1938. It bears the number 428 which id guess is a production no . Some day i might have a go at restoring it and finding a mount.

no2 & no 3 a couple of old books i have had since childhood. A bit off topic I suppose but though id share them anyway.