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AaronM
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Hi friends,
I guess, like most of you, I'm a big friend of Robert Provin's and Galakumas homepages with old catalogs.
But I really wonder, why we haven't got an TOWA catalog online till now !?
Specially because of so many of us know or own the famous Towa 339 refractor !!
Nobody willing to share his(her Towa catalog with us ?  
Kind regards, Michael
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mikey cee
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Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3520
Loc: bellevue ne.
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I can't ever recall a Towa catalog. Maybe they never had one...is that possible??   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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deSitter
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There must have been a reseller's catalog at least - that would be something to see!
-drl
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AlienFirstClass
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Reged: 02/13/09
Posts: 741
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The lack of documentation for many older scopes has been a big disappointment to me.
In true collector circles, a reservoir of ready documentation is the first and the top priority of the collective whole.
It is the basis for determination of rarity, originality and the setting of pricing of the items of interest.
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Fred Ley
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Reged: 07/27/09
Posts: 21
Loc: Lancaster, California (Athens,...
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From I have read on the internet and at this site in particular, http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Meade-Instruments-Corporation-Company-History.html the original Mead telescopes in their 1972, and first catalog-I showed it to John Diebel and he verified it, were from Towa. It appears that the first Meade catalog is the closest that I know of for viewing the older Towa refractors. I can send someone some scans if they wish.
-Fred
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Cave Astrola 6" f/15, 1.5" mount on CAVE 6-foot pier-1972.
Polarex (Unitron) 2.4" Eqt. with too many original accessories-1971.
Coulter Optical 6" f/10 Newtonian optics-1974.
Newtonian Telescopes 12.5" f/6, 8" f/7 and 6" f/8.
Celestron C90-1981.
Meade LX200 10" f/6.3-2001.
Coronado Maxscope 60mm-2003.
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AaronM
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Loc: NRW, Germany
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... hmmm, I bet that a big manufacturer like TOWA Optical manufacturing Tokyo, had once an own catalog...maybe GALAKUMA knows ?
Regards Michael
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galakuma
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Reged: 05/19/07
Posts: 167
Loc: Japan
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Towa had brand name "TOWA" only for export.
In Japan,He was specialized in OEM,I think that there was not the catalogue for amateurs.
I asked friends a catalogue of Towa in Japan.
I found a friends he have the copy of it.
I follow next
To be continued.
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galakuma
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Loc: Japan
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I got the copy of Towa catalog 1995 from my friend.
I published it of this web page most below with pdf.
http://yumarin7.sakura.ne.jp/retrokan/CsiryouN2F.html
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Astrojensen
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Loc: Bornholm, Denmark
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Domo arigatou gozaimasu, Galakuma-san!
I have to spell it in romaji, gomen!
Clear skies!
Thomas, Denmark
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AaronM
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Loc: NRW, Germany
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Thanks very much for sharing with us, Hiroki !
Kind regards Michael
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