With unit mounted in the bracket it stands 10 inches from the wall.

Numbered 1824 telescope in excellent condition, comes with wood case.

Comes with three eyepieces: a regular, a celestial lens and a 45 degree angle lens.

Dimensions: main tube 42 inches long x 3 inch diameter. 59 inches long fully extended.

Overall height is 63 1/2 inches, the tripod is 46 inches high.

An extremely rare and excellently preserved navigation instrument dated 1762, this backstaff, or Davis Quadrant, is attributed to maker Benjamin King of Newport, Rhode Island. It is impact stencil signed with his name, with an exceptional array of degree scales on each arc, including a Gunters Scale on the verso, quite rare and desirable on such a navigation instrument.

Dimensions: 25 5/8 inches long x 15 1/4 inches high x 5/8 inch deep.

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Case dimensions: 11 1/2 inches long x 4 1/2 inches x 4 1/2inches.

With its original stenciled flags and advertisement written on the forward panel, “Guillaume Bossimeau, 31 Nassau St. New York City”, this display piece is a large version of a French Naval Steering Compass.

Of note are the copper-bound corner straps on the top and sides, with a mock-up canister light. It resided in the compass maker’s lobby for a time and recently was discovered in an Iowa home.

Instrument Measures 32 x 32 Inches Square with a 51 Inch Height. The Light Cannister adds an Additional 10-Inch Width. Compass Dial is 13½ Inches in Diameter, Inset into a 19-Inch Suspension Basin.