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Hank Molesky
newbie
Reged: 04/05/08
Posts: 1
Loc: Tampa, Fl
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Any help identifing this 4" refractor will be appreciated.
There are no markings anywhere.
Thank you, Hank
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JamesE
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/22/07
Posts: 1118
Loc: Westbank, BC, Canada
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What I found looked like a Yamamoto Production Company scope with 108mm lens.
Here is one in Vancouver - http://shop.vancouvertelescope.com/antiques.html
And a few CN links
CN Archive Link#1
CN Archive link#2
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James
(Thanks to Attilla for the Clear Sky charts)
Current Projects : Tasco 15TEA - 3 inch pier mounted planetary scope
Priorities : Wife, Kids
Edited by JamesE (10/12/09 10:05 PM)
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Compressorguy
sage
Reged: 03/14/09
Posts: 227
Loc: North Carolina
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Hank, congratulations on your purchase. I was also talking to him about it and he sent me alot of photo's. It appears to be in really good shape. We are traveling to Disney next week and I was going to pick it up while down there. I just couldn't justify his asking price right now though. I was going to email him today but saw the link was gone so I figured someone had purchased it. I hope you got it for a good price. It appears to be a Astro Optical/Carton model #608 and imported by R.V.R. Optical. I was able to find some info on it. See the link below. Scroll down to page #3. Let us know how it performs. Glad someone here got it.
http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/goto/goto56.pdf
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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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Compressorguy
sage
Reged: 03/14/09
Posts: 227
Loc: North Carolina
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Check out the price list from R.V.R Optical from 1977. If this is the same scope it sold for $1,300.00. Scroll to the bottom of the page under Carton.
http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/goto/gotoprice77.pdf
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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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Preston Smith
Military Observer
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 3449
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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Hi Hank and Welcome to Cloudy Nights!
Looks like you may have a real gem of a scope there!
I'm really interested in the legs. They look really solid. I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of the bottom of the legs to see if they are adjustable or not. 
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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actionhac
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 735
Loc: WA
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Wow, very nice.
Robert
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 2836
Loc: 3rd Rock
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Nice scope and good call James
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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CHASLX200
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/29/07
Posts: 1812
Loc: Tampa area Florida
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I've known Hank for over 30 years, guess i will have to check out that 4".
Chas
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gts055
super member
Reged: 05/01/06
Posts: 158
Loc: Victoria, Australia
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Hii Hank, congratulations on acquiring a magnificent telescope. I have one of these and the focuser has the makers mark as the letters SYW engraved within a diamond outline. The model is engraved as AE106, 108mm f1600. James has given great links to previous threads. Regards Mark
Edited by gts055 (10/13/09 07:06 PM)
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