pbealo
super member
Reged: 10/12/06
Posts: 127
Loc: New Hampshire
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I don't see the rest of the clamshell there to repair it with JB Weld. I think that's about it for the price in that condition. 
Funny: that's the same stuff I used to repair a shipment-broken ring on my Vernonscope 4" newt...
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PeterB
15" fecker cass
12" Fecker cass
6" Fecker Celestar
4" Fecker Celestar
4"/4" dual tube Brashear
Porter Garden telescope
3.5" Mogey
Quantum 6
Quantum 4
6" AP Starfire
misc. smaller stuff
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desertrefugee
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 08/06/07
Posts: 1219
Loc: Arizona
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Wow! Peter!
What an awesome collection you have.
Just incredible.
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"Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." - Milton
-Darrell
Reflectors - 76 to 305mm (f4.7 to f9.2)
Refractors - 50 to 120mm (f5 to f16.7)
Binoculars - 6x15 to 22x100
N. Phoenix, AZ
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Project Galileo
sage
Reged: 11/14/07
Posts: 405
Loc: Douglas County, Colorado
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Saw this on Denver craigslist today. Interesting scope.
http://denver.craigslist.org/pho/1212080965.html
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Orion XT10i
Meade LXD55 LXD75 AR-6
TeleVue Binoviewers with Seibert 1x/1.3x/1.7x OCA
Minolta 10x50 Binoculars
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tim53
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/17/04
Posts: 1458
Loc: Highland Park, CA
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Saw this on Denver craigslist today. Interesting scope.
http://denver.craigslist.org/pho/1212080965.html
Looks like the same scope that's on ebay.
-Tim.
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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teast
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/10/07
Posts: 500
Loc: Kentucky
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Just ran across this:
Unitron 760
I'm not the seller.
-Tom
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mikey cee
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3530
Loc: bellevue ne.
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That Pentax J60 dicussed earlier brought Goodwill nearly a $330 profit. It sure was a nice looking scope and all. I looked at it first hand and I guess to a Pentax collector it was worth every penny. Like I said I'm probably too ignorant to appreciate the value of some scope pedigrees. If someone from CN bought this item please share your findings with us when you take possession.  Mike
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7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te.
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terrapin
super member
Reged: 03/15/09
Posts: 146
Loc: Oakland, CA
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Nice vintage refractor of some kind in Charlotte, NC. Is that a Sears?
(Not my ad.)
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strdst
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/23/08
Posts: 834
Loc: Oregon USA
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Nice vintage refractor of some kind in Charlotte, NC. Is that a Sears?
(Not my ad.)
Interesting Scope. The eyepieces look Sears or Scope ish. Towa? Sears 80mm or good lord not the infamous 90mm! The finder w/tube rings and OTA color, could that be a Swift 831? ... The mount looks incomplete maybe?
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David E
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Reged: 05/25/06
Posts: 3020
Loc: North Carolina
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Nice vintage refractor of some kind in Charlotte, NC. Is that a Sears?
(Not my ad.)
Interesting Scope. The eyepieces look Sears or Scope ish. Towa? Sears 80mm or good lord not the infamous 90mm! The finder w/tube rings and OTA color, could that be a Swift 831? ... The mount looks incomplete maybe?
That one is in my neck of the woods. I've sent an inquiry about it.
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David E
If you keep a stack of old Orion catalogs in your bathroom, you might be an astro-redneck.
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desertrefugee
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 08/06/07
Posts: 1219
Loc: Arizona
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Sic' 'em, David!
Maybe it's one of those early Takahashi Swifts?
Or not.
(Good luck...I think).
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"Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." - Milton
-Darrell
Reflectors - 76 to 305mm (f4.7 to f9.2)
Refractors - 50 to 120mm (f5 to f16.7)
Binoculars - 6x15 to 22x100
N. Phoenix, AZ
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Compressorguy
sage
Reged: 03/14/09
Posts: 227
Loc: North Carolina
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David, I have had several emails back and forth with the owner of this scope when the add first ran. It is a Tower #6335 D76mm X 1200mm scope. I have made two offers since then and no response after repeated attemps, so I don't know if he sold it or did not like the offers. I hope you have better luck with him.
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Scott
1976 Cave 10" Deluxe f/6
Late 70's Meade 628 6" f/8
1950's Selsi 80mm X 910mm f/11
1960's Lafayette 60mm X 800mm f/13
2005 Meade 10" LX200GPS f/10
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Mr Magoo
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/05/05
Posts: 999
Loc: Franklin, Indiana
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This RV-6 belongs to one of our fellow CN'ers.
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Ken
Franklin, IN
Member, Indiana Astronomical Society
B.S.A. Astronomy Merit Badge Counselor
6" f/10 Dob
Vintage Sears Discoverer 4-6305A 60mm
Vintage Manon 60mm (The Marsha Scope)
Criterion RV-6
My CN Photo Gallery
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David E
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/25/06
Posts: 3020
Loc: North Carolina
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David, I have had several emails back and forth with the owner of this scope when the add first ran. It is a Tower #6335 D76mm X 1200mm scope. I have made two offers since then and no response after repeated attemps, so I don't know if he sold it or did not like the offers. I hope you have better luck with him.
Thanks for the info. I probably don't have enough reserves myself for a scope this size. 
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David E
If you keep a stack of old Orion catalogs in your bathroom, you might be an astro-redneck.
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 2435
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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Who got the Tasco windup clock drive. Hard to find. Hows it work when new??? I have an old one but it is fussy!! 
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Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman
1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum.
Edited by clintwhitman (06/11/09 07:45 PM)
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habsburg8
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/07/05
Posts: 806
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A vintage Tasco 2.4-inch F/17 on the San Francisco, Calif. Craigslist. This particular model by Tasco was very popular during the 1960s and '70s. It was made in Japan by Royal Astro Optical Industries Co., Ltd.
The equatorial refractor along with accessories and wooden storage chest was posted on June 10, 2009. The link is:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/clt/1214823905.html
(I am not the seller of the telescope.)
Has anyone from that area already looked over this particular scope?
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habsburg8
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/07/05
Posts: 806
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A large Parks? Newtonian reflector is listed on the Hudson Valley, New York Craigslist. It was posted on June 11, 2009. The mounting design is decidedly different yet similar to a Cave Astrola. (My understanding is that Parks purchased the casting patterns after Cave went out of business.)
The size of the telescope is hard to judge, but my best guess is a 10-inch with a focal ratio of about F/7. Interesting story as how the owner "inherited" the scope. (How many of us have moved into a house with a classic telescope just sitting there? I wouldn't mind getting another Sears 90mm that way!!!)
The link to the ad is:
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/for/1196398526.html
(I am not the seller of the telescope.)
What is this telescope? Opinions?
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strdst
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/23/08
Posts: 834
Loc: Oregon USA
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John,
That 7te-5 was apparently snapped up quickly after the ad was posted  Terrapin, you're alert and sleepless in the Bay Area... any luck?
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habsburg8
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/07/05
Posts: 806
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A vintage "red" Edmund 4.5-inch equatorial on the Cincinnati, Ohio Craigslist. The ad was posted on June 11, 2009. The link to the website is:
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/clt/1217187966.html
(I am not the seller of the telescope.)
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habsburg8
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/07/05
Posts: 806
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Ads like this are worth investigating further. A photograph almost always clinches the brand of scope, but in this case speculation leans toward a vintage Edmund or Criterion RV-6. A home-built scope is another possibility. The type of eyepieces (7) and Barlows (2) would indicate a classic Criterion RV-6.
The ad was posted on May 28th, and the link to the website is:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/for/1193492928.html
(I am not the seller of the telescope.)
Has anyone from that area discovered what this instrument actual is?
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scopelover
member
Reged: 02/02/08
Posts: 81
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I spoke with Aaron 1 1/2 months ago... Hmm fishy story, unreliable phone tag, he's advert for a friend ..etc ..
I'm really cautious now as I was set to go look at it...Zero return of phone calls etc.. very odd.
I'd say caution here.
Ps.. I was wondering if this would surface again soon.
-alexander
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