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[San Carlos]

Good afternoon.  We have received a Polaroscope 114E as a donation to the non-profit where I volunteer.  I don't know anything about telescopes and I haven't had much luck finding anything out about this make and model except for an earlier post on your website.  Can anybody help me figure out a value on this?  I'm attaching a few pictures and I hope this helps out.

 

Thanks for any guidance that you can give!

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[Terra Nova]

It looks a lot like a Monolux 4380 I used to have that was made by Astro Optical. The main difference is that what is grey on your OTA was smooth satin black on mine. It was a very good scope. I bet yours is too! Congratulations.

[Russell Smith]

I was thinking the same. It looks much like my monolux.

[Senex Bibax]

Similar to my Polaroscope 60x910, same box but different badge on the focusser. There have been a couple of threads lately about that model. Some are made by Eikow, others like mine have a Yamatar objective and Carton focusser.

 

Are you in Canada? Most Polaroscopes seem to turn up here.

 

Here's another one that was posted last week: https://www.cloudyni...r-north-canada/

[Kokatha man]

Yes, it looks like one of the Eikow stable that the last poster linked to a recent thread on - those triangular chain connectors on the tripod spreader/locker are just another aspect on top of everything else.

[semlin]

i bought one two weeks ago.  similar but yours is a little older.  lots of info here.

 

 

https://www.cloudyni...r-north-canada/

[semlin]

as an owner of that scope model, i would be really grateful if you scanned that owner's manual and either posted it here, or sent me a copy by email.  i have sent you a private message.

 

i paid c$150 for mine.  it looks to be in better shape than yours but had only one eyepiece and is missing a diagonal.  i consider that a good to fair price.  you may get more selling it in the classifieds here.

[San Carlos]

Thank you everybody for the information!  We will be selling the telescope.  The group that I volunteer with is called Castaway Kids and we have a thrift store down here in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.  So, who knows how it ended up here!?  I think that we will try to sell the telescope first at our thrift store but if there are no takers down here we might be able to bring it up to Phoenix when the border opens for us (we're Canadian) or even up to Canada (whenever we're able to do that again).  I think that we will put a price of $100 US on it and see what happens.  I appreciate all of your help.

 

I will post the Instruction Manual as soon as I can figure out how to save it in as a version that is small enough to post here.

[Kokatha man]

Thank you - I didn't have any of the documentation before you posted this - always nice to collect these aspects.

[semlin]

many thanks.  outstanding to have this. 

[Senex Bibax]

Thanks, San Carlos! Mine didn't come with any manuals either.

[semlin]

did he delete the manual he posted or was it moved?

[Kokatha man]

did he delete the manual he posted or was it moved?

Whatever happened it's gone now! I copied them if you didn't...

[San Carlos]

If anybody would like copies of these manuals I can also send them to you by email or PM (now that I've figured out how to do it).

[JREnglar]

If anybody would like copies of these manuals I can also send them to you by email or PM (now that I've figured out how to do it).

PM sent!

 

JRE

[Senex Bibax]

Thank you everybody for the information!  We will be selling the telescope.  The group that I volunteer with is called Castaway Kids and we have a thrift store down here in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.  So, who knows how it ended up here!?  I think that we will try to sell the telescope first at our thrift store but if there are no takers down here we might be able to bring it up to Phoenix when the border opens for us (we're Canadian) or even up to Canada (whenever we're able to do that again).  I think that we will put a price of $100 US on it and see what happens.  I appreciate all of your help.

 

I will post the Instruction Manual as soon as I can figure out how to save it in as a version that is small enough to post here.

Must have been a Snowbird's scope, Even the manuals have references to Canada in them.

[walter a]

did he delete the manual he posted or was it moved?

This may be the correct manual for your Eikow.

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[semlin]

This may be the correct manual for your Eikow.

 

thanks.  it certainly looks promising.