PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: HBRGSE]
#4832262 - 09/28/11 01:31 PM
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Hi David and welcome to the CN Classic Telescope forum.
The pdf comes down fine, nice pictures. I'm also going to go with a "6" for that last digit. The engraving in the second, third and fourth pictures certainly looks original. We have seen a number of Cave mirrors with block lettering where the "V" in Cave is taller than the rest of the lettering. I'm not sure what it means though.
The pencil markings may have been added during a recoat maybe. I'm not sure about those first two pictures but they could also be original although I'm not sure why Cave would engrave "(CAVE)" when they already did with "Cave Optical Co."
Thanks for the addition to the registry.
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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#4832272 - 09/28/11 01:34 PM
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Thanks for the addition Gary.
I'm waiting on a few CN members who have some additional mirrors to add and then I'll be posting a new update.
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ltha
sage
Reged: 11/22/05
Loc: Long Beach, CA
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4833180 - 09/28/11 11:29 PM
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Hi Jon,
I will have three more to add to the registry soon, probably after I pick one up over the upcoming weekend. One is a very unique Cave mirror that I think Cave folks will find very interesting. More to follow!
Larry
Edited by ltha (09/28/11 11:30 PM)
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sgorton99
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/30/08
Loc: Wisconsin, Madison
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
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#4833482 - 09/29/11 05:52 AM
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Jon - I also have a 10" CAVE mirror on the way to me. Will send you a pic.
Steve
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: sgorton99]
#4833767 - 09/29/11 09:46 AM
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Cool! Keep 'em coming.
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sgorton99
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/30/08
Loc: Wisconsin, Madison
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4842275 - 10/03/11 08:52 PM Attachment (19 downloads)
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April, 1959. F/5 M1414
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: sgorton99]
#4842475 - 10/03/11 10:45 PM
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Sweet! A real oldie.
Thanks Steve.
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albert1
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/01/07
Loc: Southern New Jersey
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4842563 - 10/03/11 11:32 PM
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Very nice Steve. '59, long time ago. I hope you can get a hold of the other parts. Quite something the seller was willing and able to do all that disassembling. Good job convincing him not to trash it.
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: albert1]
#4852162 - 10/09/11 01:37 PM Attachment (23 downloads)
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Well, I think we are due for another update.
We have 11 new mirrors since the last update, including some early series numbers.
Changes from the 7/15/2011 list are highlighted in yellow.
A higher resolution version is here:
Cave Mirror Registry 10/9/2011
A total of 107 mirrors are now in the registry.
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RLTYS
Post Laureate
Reged: 12/18/04
Loc: New York (Long Island)
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4853434 - 10/10/11 08:06 AM
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Wow, the list is getting big.
Rich (RLTYS)
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ccaissie
sage
Reged: 09/13/10
Loc: Whitefield, Maine
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: RLTYS]
#4854594 - 10/10/11 07:44 PM
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"Where are all of these other mirrors Cave supposedly made? Of course if they are not marked you wouldn't know they were Caves. We would need someone who ordered a loose mirror back then for an ATM project to say, yes I ordered a loose mirror from Cave but it wasn't engraved."
Our club just recoated an exquisite 12.5 f/6. It was part of the estate of R. Burley. The mirror was in a box with the address sticker from Cave, to Burley.
There is only an engraved "F/6" on the bottom.
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: ccaissie]
#4855412 - 10/11/11 09:45 AM
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Quote:
"Where are all of these other mirrors Cave supposedly made? Of course if they are not marked you wouldn't know they were Caves. We would need someone who ordered a loose mirror back then for an ATM project to say, yes I ordered a loose mirror from Cave but it wasn't engraved."
Our club just recoated an exquisite 12.5 f/6. It was part of the estate of R. Burley. The mirror was in a box with the address sticker from Cave, to Burley.
There is only an engraved "F/6" on the bottom.
Thank you for that information. It seems fairly certain to me that there are a lot of mirrors out there that were made by Cave but, unfortunately, have no engraving to indicate that.
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BianchiAZ
super member
Reged: 01/04/08
Loc: Roseville, Michigan
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4880562 - 10/25/11 11:58 PM
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let me try this again. Name is Richard Johnson. This mirror is in your registry but not under my name. You may put my name there.
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BianchiAZ
super member
Reged: 01/04/08
Loc: Roseville, Michigan
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: BianchiAZ]
#4880569 - 10/26/11 12:02 AM
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And on the bottom. Pancro sticker and black marker, Writing says " KELLER - PITTSBURGH,-KA
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: BianchiAZ]
#4881009 - 10/26/11 09:50 AM
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Thanks Richard. I'll get it in the next update.
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albert1
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/01/07
Loc: Southern New Jersey
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4907396 - 11/09/11 08:02 PM Attachment (13 downloads)
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Here's another one for the record Jon.
12.5" Transportable.
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
Loc: North Carolina
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: albert1]
#4908979 - 11/10/11 04:59 PM
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Thanks Albert!
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SlantS
journeyman
Reged: 12/22/11
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4981714 - 12/23/11 05:21 PM
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Name: Craig J.
It looks like they started cursive and switched to block writing. There is nothing on the back.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g318/craigjacob1/Telescope/SAM_0578.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g318/craigjacob1/Telescope/SAM_0577.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g318/craigjacob1/Telescope/SAM_0587.jpg
6"
Edited by SlantS (12/23/11 05:36 PM)
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PiSigma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/14/09
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: SlantS]
#4981886 - 12/23/11 07:14 PM
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Thanks Craig. I'll get it added.
I have a number of new mirrors since the last update so I'll post a new one here shortly.
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orion61
Vendor(Clear Edge Optical)
Reged: 10/20/07
Loc: NW Iowa BURRRR
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Re: Cave Mirror Registry
[Re: PiSigma]
#4985621 - 12/26/11 02:15 PM
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I did not see my 1959 Cave 8" on the registry?
mine was a refigure and the etching was on the bottom of the mirror not the edge??? it was signed.
I posted pix on the Cave forum..
friends
Orion
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