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Littlegreenman
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/09/05

Loc: Southern California

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: eric_zeiner]
#4997968 - 01/02/12 06:25 PM Attachment (21 downloads)

Here is another Bushnell product: 8x30 Broadfield monocular. Bushnell also sold a line of "Broadfield" with a wide fov. This is a mirrored small case epsilon (Greek) lookalike in an oval.

LGM

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Vesper818
Astronomess

Reged: 11/21/05

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: Littlegreenman]
#5005076 - 01/06/12 11:16 PM Attachment (27 downloads)

Happy New year, everyone.
I have a super nice .965 zoom eyepiece 8-22mm that came with a "Scope" brand circle T 60mm/700mm

At first I thought the mark on the eyepiece was a circle K, but on closer examination, it's a thin circle CK or KC
here's a drawing of it:
Any ideas?

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StarBucket
sage

Reged: 02/03/10

Loc: Scandinavia - 55° 36'

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: Vesper818]
#5005732 - 01/07/12 02:42 PM

Calvin Kline

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Vesper818
Astronomess

Reged: 11/21/05

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: StarBucket]
#5005812 - 01/07/12 03:54 PM

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ams
super member

Reged: 09/30/06

Loc: Fremont, CA.

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: greju]
#5011685 - 01/11/12 02:28 AM Attachment (29 downloads)

I just have to add my Vixen..

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Blake Andrews
sage

Reged: 07/31/08

Loc: Iowa

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: ams]
#5014986 - 01/13/12 07:49 AM

Hi Alberto,
Thanks for including the passed sticker. Can you tell me what the bottom half of it says?
Cheers,
Blake

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apfever
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/13/08

Loc: Colorado

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: Blake Andrews]
#5015072 - 01/13/12 09:24 AM

Quote:

Hi Alberto,
Thanks for including the passed sticker. Can you tell me what the bottom half of it says?
Cheers,
Blake

Blake,

I have the same sticker in the same location on my Celestron/Vixen Firstscope 80mm. The bottom of mine says MORIYA, I'm pretty sure.

Neil

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ams
super member

Reged: 09/30/06

Loc: Fremont, CA.

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[Re: apfever]
#5016523 - 01/14/12 01:28 AM Attachment (25 downloads)

Certainly says HARA and here is a picture..

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ams
super member

Reged: 09/30/06

Loc: Fremont, CA.

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[Re: ams]
#5016529 - 01/14/12 01:37 AM Attachment (20 downloads)

Celestron 18mm Kellner .96

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Stan Lopata
super member

Reged: 05/02/05

Loc: Utica, NY area

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[Re: ams]
#5016698 - 01/14/12 08:00 AM

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apfever
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/13/08

Loc: Colorado

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[Re: Stan Lopata]
#5016858 - 01/14/12 10:31 AM Attachment (20 downloads)

I don't know if this might help tie the cursive and block version of HOC but some of the Mayflower scopes of same vintage have either one. Mine has cursive. Any identical labels with the block? I have no paperwork or other dating for mine except visual comparison. I have the whole scope, mount, tripod.

Edited by apfever (01/14/12 10:33 AM)

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ams
super member

Reged: 09/30/06

Loc: Fremont, CA.

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: Stan Lopata]
#5017316 - 01/14/12 02:58 PM

Quote:

Last week in an antique mall, I saw an E. Vion, Paris 3 draw hand held telescope in nice condition. Is anyone interested in this? It was for sale at $95. Complete inscription on the drawtube is E. Vion, Paris - - Power 40 times - - Double Achromatic - - Made in France. 4 lines of text. Looked like 35mm or 40mm objective. If you're interested I'll buy it and mail it to you. Let me know by PM.
Stan

Hello Stan, please remember THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF JAPANESE SYMBOLS..

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Stan Lopata
super member

Reged: 05/02/05

Loc: Utica, NY area

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[Re: ams]
#5017444 - 01/14/12 04:21 PM

Sorry, meant for the E. Vion post to go in the Classic Telescope forum.
Stan

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DJD57
Post Laureate

Reged: 09/07/09

Loc: NORCO,LA. USA

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[Re: clintwhitman]
#5021270 - 01/16/12 05:40 PM

Post edit for TOS Issues/Off Topic.

Edited by BRisley (01/17/12 10:55 AM)

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apfever
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/13/08

Loc: Colorado

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[Re: DJD57]
#5021610 - 01/16/12 08:25 PM

Hey Clint,

With a little know from the inside, that was a bit of an 'ouch' about Jon.

Onward to something productive I hope. Do you still have a Mayflower with the block letter version of HOC? Or do you know where a picture is of the label. Please correct me but I thought you posted suck a picture and I'm all thumbs when it comes to getting a search working here. It would be nice to pan between the pictures while the interim post are thin.

Neil

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greju
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/13/05

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[Re: apfever]
#5021785 - 01/16/12 09:52 PM

Quote:

Hey Clint,

With a little know from the inside, that was a bit of an 'ouch' about Jon.

Onward to something productive I hope. Do you still have a Mayflower with the block letter version of HOC? Or do you know where a picture is of the label. Please correct me but I thought you posted suck a picture and I'm all thumbs when it comes to getting a search working here. It would be nice to pan between the pictures while the interim post are thin.

Neil

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=classics&Number=3023320&Forum

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apfever
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/13/08

Loc: Colorado

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols [Re: greju]
#5022110 - 01/17/12 03:21 AM

Hmmm, my Mayflower sure does look similar. I'll have to sepperate a string for Mayflower close ups. Mine is all smooth black finish but looks the same as clints. Slightly different clamp top for the OTA. Mine does have the tear drop finder stalk on the OTA. I'll have to check for writing under it.

Thanks for the link greju.

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clintwhitman
Caveman

Reged: 01/01/07

Loc: CALI SoEasyACavemanCanSlewIt

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[Re: greju]
#5022390 - 01/17/12 09:39 AM Attachment (19 downloads)

I have only kept a few of the 80mm scopes that are in mint condition the rest I gave to the kids at school, Or sold for $50 to new comers that really wanted a project scope.

I have kept the 1961 HOC Mayflower as it is like a time machine in more ways than one.It is Brand spankin new, has a nice image with a tough mount. 61 was a good year..
(aveman

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clintwhitman
Caveman

Reged: 01/01/07

Loc: CALI SoEasyACavemanCanSlewIt

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[Re: clintwhitman]
#5022406 - 01/17/12 09:49 AM Attachment (16 downloads)

If you look in the box you will note the paper wrapping is still on the solar plate and silicone bags floating around in the box. When you open the box, you kind of roll back on you heals for a second. The 1961 receipt and badly translated owners manual sealed the deal. Its a keeper...

Almost forgot the grease pencil signature, "One With Tears" under the finder and on the finder bracket. A Japanese friend came over and said 90% sure that it was a nick name like (aveman but more like cry baby.....

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apfever
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/13/08

Loc: Colorado

Re: The Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols new

[Re: clintwhitman]
#5022479 - 01/17/12 10:25 AM

Oh my, I had writing under the finder stalk, in red!
Just numbers in this case, but matching on the tube and on the base of the stalk. Pictures to follow, I have an *BLEEP*-umption about the writings.

Clint, I want to open another thread on these Mayflowers. I'd like to get specific inputs on dating mine and try to swing some consecutive post pictures for the group. I'll be doing some copy and paste onto my comp. They are very similar and my poor brain doesn't do well taking a photo image across the room to look at something else and compare.
I think yours and mine are same era with close enough similarities to consider a tie between the two HOC symbols. Yours is BLOCK HOC and mine is the pretty one.

Neil

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