Frame and base in mahogany
The drawers dressed with loop handles and slide smoothly
crushed velvet lining deepened by reflection in the original mirror plate back panel
Opens to shelved interior with adjustable position
Raised on classic shaped bracket feet
Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian Wellington Chest Frame and base in mahoganyOur Stock # 18. 7486 This is an antique terrestrial telescope. An English, single drawer refractor with National Service League mark, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky. Beautifully presented, large diameter telescope in very good order Brass primary barrel, sunshade and draw tube show light signs of tarnish