Yes, basically it's the same scope but yours has the two hole spanner type srew to hold the focuser knobs and a screw on it's top so yours is likely a hair older. Also that one is not old enough to have the heavy .965"focuser. I have the '63 model and it's the exact same focuser as the CL model and the rack teeth are not cut into the rack tube. The objective cell on the CL Towa makes it a circa 1959-61 model. They look similar to the later objective cells but it's more robust and has the retaining ring on the front.
Thanks! This has been bugging me since I picked it up. I can find other Orbit models, never this "2253" one.
What in the blankity blank is IMGUR? That stuff looked really low rent and stupid. Except for the Orbit telescope. Which leads to the question of is that something you now own or is it something that you are considering acquiring?
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Imgur is just a free image hosting site. Not sure what other stuff you looked at, yikes.
The Orbit is a scope I've owned for a while that besides color looks like the CL model linked above.