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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 32691, member: 25&quot;]I would expect to be able to find one similar to identical at any large antiques fair here in Britain for about £50 or less. I&#039;d expect it to retain the leather cover and to date from the late 19th to early 20th C. This was the period when prismatic binoculars became available and superceded telescopes for most field applications. Apart from astronomy the only use I can think of for them now is spotting scopes on a rifle range.</p><p><br /></p><p>When they became redundant, they got put away in sheds and drawers and that&#039;s why there are a lot of them around now. They tend to be mostly later examples. Prices for run of the mill examples have dropped notably in the last 20 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Telescopes with makers marks always have them on the eyepiece draw.&nbsp; The most practical application for the extending shield would be to keep rain and spray off the lens when in use. Pocket size versions like this would be unlikely to be for mariner&#039;s use, since at sea size would not be a problem but the extra magnification and light gathering power of a larger size would be a notable advantage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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