Giant 42 Inch Vintage Brass & Leather Ships Spyglass - Telescope by Broadhurst Clarkson & Co. Ltd London

Description

This Really is a Great Looking & Very Fine Quality Authentic Nautical - Ships Hand Held Spyglass - Telescope. Circa … more This Really is a Great Looking & Very Fine Quality Authentic Nautical - Ships Hand Held Spyglass - Telescope. Circa Mid 20th Century. Giant Size - Measures Approx 43 1/4 inches when Fully Extended ( Including Sun Visor ) - 42 Inches Without x 3 1/2 inches Wide - Tall. It has 5 "Draws" - Segments. It is Also Quite Heavy with a Total Weight of Approx 5 Pounds. It was Made - is Signed by the Well Documented BROADHURST CLARKSON & CO. LTD - 63 FARRINGDON ROAD LONDON E. C. It is Beautifully Made Out of Solid Brass and The The 2 End Cap Lens Covers and The Body is Wrapped in Genuine Cowhide - Leather. The Front Lens has the Added Feature of a Slide Out Sun Visor. It is in Very Nice All Original Cosmetic and Functional Condition. The Brass Exterior Parts have Developed a Wonderful Natural Aged Color & Patina and it Displays Beautifully. Also - I have Cleaned the Internal Magnifying Glass Lenses and It has Very Good Optics. Imperfections Noted - The Leather Mid Section - Body ( Not Including the Visor ) has a Few Small Age and use Related Dents Here and There. Also it is Missing the Leather Belt - Strap that Would have Been Attached to the Body and Held the 2 End Caps - Covers.

PLEASE NOTE - THAT THIS IS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE TREATED WITH CARE. WHEN EXTENDING THE SPYGLASS FOR VIEWING FROM THE CLOSED - COLLAPSED POSITION ALWAYS BE SURE TO EXTEND EACH DRAW SLOWLY - GENTLY & DELIBERATELY ( NEVER TUG OR YANK IT OPEN ). TO CLOSE - COLLAPSE THE SPYGLASS USE THE SAME PROCEDURE IN REVERSE.

HOW DO I USE AND FOCUS THIS SPYGLASS ? - The Spyglass Can be Focused by Viewing - Looking Threw the Eyepiece When it is Fully Extended and Fixing Your Sight on a Item Off in The Distance and Then Adjusting by Slightly Shortening the the Length at the Last - Viewing Draw. Until Focused.

It Measures Approx. 12 inches Long When Collapsed
42 inches Long When Extended - 43 1/4 inches Long With Sun Visor Extended .
The Body at Front Lens is 3 1/2 Inches Wide - Tall.

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