old scope

[Seafury]

Hi a friend told me had an old scope , when I saw it looked old and was inscribed J Ramsden and Broadhurst Clarkson London , I then did some research and turned up this

http://www.onlinegalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/ramsden-telescope/91535

and it is identical to this even down to the box and its catches and eyepieces, just not quite as shiney, and the one in the photos only seems to have the name Ramsden on it, I think that would make my friends maybe a little later than 1790 ? any ideas anyone

Gordon

[foundaplanet]

I know the bloke and have looked through the scope you have linked to..

[Seafury]

Hi was it any good the lens on my friends is crystal clear and not a mark on it

[foundaplanet]

Hi was it any good the lens on my friends is crystal clear and not a mark on it

It was only a daytime view but it was a nice thing to have a look at. He did say that the moon looks good through it.

[Peter Drew]

Your friend's telescope might be a combination of Jessie Ramsden, a famous instrument of that period (inventor of the Ramsden eyepiece) and Broadhusrt-Clarkson who were much later.

[Seafury]

Hi it seems that Broadhurst Clarkson were around in the mid 1700's and I wonder if the scope was made by J Ramsden and sold via BC

Gordon