90 degree mirror telescope star diagonal and five lenses.
Sale 955 - The Henry Fitz Jr. Archive of Photographic History
Nov 15, 2021
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$2,250
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Lot Description
90 degree mirror telescope star diagonal and five lenses.
For refracting telescope.
Wooden box containing oculars for telescope. Box is 6.25 in. x 6.25 in. x 3.75 in. Fitted inside with corner for the diagonal and holes for five lenses. The lenses appear to be from two different sets - three from one, two from another. None have any markings to indicate size.
Provenance:
Henry Fitz (1808-1863)
Julia Ann Wells Fitz (1814-1892)
George Wells Fitz (1860-1934)
Barbara Fitz Switzer (1904-1991)
Thence by descent to the present owner
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