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Lot Description

A J. H. Steward Lord Bury Leather-Cased Three-Draw Telescope

406-66 Strand, & 55, Cornhill, London, Third Quarter 19th Century

Brass, bound in brown leather, inscribed near the eyepiece "J.H. Steward, 406-66 Strand, & 55, Cornhill, London. Maker.", with a plaque on the leather "The Lord Bury Telescope, Sole Manufacturer, J.H. Steward, 406-66 Strand, & 54 Cornhill, No. 1046, LONDON".

Length open 24 3/4 inches; length closed 10 1/4 inches; diameter 2 1/2 inches.

Provenance:
Tonkin of Nantucket

Condition Report

Minor old scratches to leather; case with two scuffs on the reverse; cover strap broken.

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