The Reginald J Cheetham Collection of Militaria, Scientific Instruments and Curios

W WATSON & SONS OF LONDON; a military issue 2" brass two-draw telescope, inscribed 'W Watson & Sons London 1900, 27', stamped with military broad ...

W WATSON & SONS LTD OF LONDON; a military issue 2" brass two-draw telescope inscribed 'Tel. Sig, Mk.III', and 'G.S.W. Watson & Sons Ltd, London, 1...

BROADHURST, CLARKSON & CO OF LONDON; a 2" brass military issue three-draw telescope inscribed 'Tel: Sig: MkIV', and 'G.S., Broadhurst, Clarkson & ...

BC LTD & CO; a military issue 1.75" brass three-draw telescope inscribed 'Tel. Sct. Regt. Mk.IIS, B.C. Ltd & Co, 26794, O.S.126. G.A.', with a tex...

A HNM Co 1.75" lacquered brass three-draw military telescope inscribed 'Tele. Sct. Regt. MkIIS, H.B.M.Co. Os.126GA. Regd. No.5485', with stitched ...

An oak cased US Navy mkI no.22064 1942 black lacquered telescope, length 80cm.

W WATSON & SONS OF LONDON; a pine cased Tel: Sighting No.1 (MkII) telescope sight, inscribed '1902, No.453', with black lacquered finish, and inst...

A mahogany cased brass telescopic scope with adjustable lower screw, length 40cm, the box bearing label inscribed 'J. Casartelli & Son Ltd of Manc...

A mahogany cased brass telescopic scope, unnamed, length 35cm, the lid of the box inscribed 'Terrestrial Eyepiece'.

W OTTWAY & CO; a brass and black lacquered telescopic scope inscribed '1489, W Ottway & Co, Orion Works Ealing, Dr, Commons Patents, 1904', length...

An unnamed brass telescopic scope, length 43.5cm, and a similar smaller example, length 29cm (2).

A military issued telescope flash sporting mkII no.47 O.S.1129. G.A. with green lacquered finish, length 45cm, an associated lens inscribed 'Low' ...

An unnamed brass reflecting telescope, with fitment for tripod, length 57cm (barrel and lens only).

A WWII period military issue telescope bearing no.8 mkI 2014 dated 1942 with military broad arrows and green lacquered finish, height 28.5cm.

Four unnamed wooden barrelled brass mounted single-draw telescopes.

Four unnamed wooden barrelled brass mounted single-draw telescopes.

A late 18th century brass single-draw telescope with mahogany octagonal barrel, length 31.5cm and a distressed single-draw telescope (2).

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a nickel silver three-draw wooden barrelled small telescope, length 14cm, and three further unnamed small brass telescopes (4).

CARY OF LONDON; a brass three-draw telescope with mahogany barrel, length 19cm.

R SMITH OF YORK & SCARBORO'; a brass three-draw telescope with half mahogany and half brass barrel, length 21.5cm.

ARTHUR CHEVALIER; a brass four-draw telescope with half leather and half brass barrel, the primary lens inscribed 'Arthur Chevalier, Inginieur Opt...

LENNIE OF EDINBURGH; a brass three-draw telescope with mahogany barrel, length 25cm.

FRED MANBY & BRO OF SKIPTON; a brass two-draw telescope with part leather and part brass barrel, the primary lens inscribed 'Trademark, Try Me', l...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a distressed brass three-draw telescope with mahogany barrel, length 23.5cm, and a further Dolland of London three-draw brass t...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a brass three-draw telescope with wooden barrel, length 24cm, and a further Dolland of London three-draw brass telescope with w...

Two unnamed brass three-draw telescopes with part leather and part brass bodies, in cardboard faux shagreen sleeves (2).

FRASER OF LONDON; a brass three-draw telescope with mahogany barrel, length 23.5c, in faux shagreen cardboard sleeve and a further similar example...

THOS HARRIS & SON; a nickel silver two-draw telescope with leather and nickel barrel, inscribed 'Opticians to The Royal Family, No.52 Gt. Russell ...

Two military issue telescopes, one by Ottway of London, dated 1943 and no.6404 (2).

A brass unnamed three-draw telescope, with leather and brass barrel, length 21.5cm, and a further unnamed three-draw brass telescope in associated...

Two unnamed brass three-draw telescopes with part leather and part brass barrels, length 31.cm and 25.5cm.

An unnamed brass two-draw telescope with wooden barrel, and an unnamed brass four-draw telescope with brass barrel, length 39cm and 27cm (2).

Two unnamed brass three-draw telescopes, length 30cm and 25cm.

HERITAGE INSTRUMENTS OF CREWE; a 1995 replica of the first reflecting telescope invented by Sir Isaac Newton and made with his own hands in 1671, ...

Three brass tripod stands to mount telescopes.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a cased 2" brass wooden barrelled telescope raised on brass tripod with additional lens, length 75cm. CONDITION REPORT: Obje...

A cased 1.5" brass unnamed single-draw telescope, with iron and brass tripod and additional lens, length 63cm.

A Zennox telescope on tripod, length 68cm, and a small quantity of early 20th century brass telescope components (all incomplete/af).

A large late 19th century mahogany folding tripod with rubber ferrule feet, length of leg 158cm, a mahogany telescope, length 110cm, on brass fold...

A WWI issue oak and brass divided folding tripod, the mount inscribed 'SIG.TEL.STAND Mark V No22988' and 'Blunt & Wray London 1916' and marked wit...

A WWII period issue khaki painted mahogany folding tripod with brass mount inscribed 'STAND.LAMP OR HELIO A. Mk III' and 'R.M.B. 316 1942', leg st...

An American WWI period issue oak surveyor's monopod with brass observer's binocular mount, inscribed 'JACOB STAFF AND FIELDGLASS SUPPORT MODEL OF ...

A WWII period New Zealand issue khaki painted mahogany adjustable folding tripod inscribed ' STAND INST. No 17 A MKII, RADIO LTD. N.Z. 1942 NEW ZE...

An American WWI military issue khaki painted aluminium folding field tripod with painted brass mount inscribed 'STAND No 1 & 2 INF TY R.F. MARK II...

An early 20th century oak, cast iron and brass mounted Hall Bros adjustable folding tripod on rubber ferrule feet, length of leg 85cm when not ext...

A WWII period issue mahogany and brass mounted divided folding tripod inscribed 'STAND LAMP OR HELIO A MkIII No 50071' and 'LUCO ART METAL CO. LTD...

Two similar small black lacquered brass folding tripods, one by Edla, length of leg 33.5cm in leather mock croc sleeve, two larger wooden adjustab...

A 19th century brass and bone covered single-draw spyglass, unnamed, length 6cm.

A 19th century brass and ivory mounted four-draw spyglass, unnamed, length 5cm.

A 19th century brass and ivory mounted single-draw spyglass with bands of wrythen moulded checkered decoration, length 7.5cm.

A 19th century brass and ivory mounted two-draw spyglass, unnamed, length 7.25cm.

Two military issued leather cased scopes with replaced canvas clad bodies, printed and stamped numbers and matching numbers to the leather cases.

PRECISION OPTICAL CO LTD OF LONDON; a leather cased military issued monocular, no.4336, power=6, with broad arrow marks to both scope and case, an...

An all brass unnamed single-draw monocular, a further similar example with compass set to the ratchet sidearm, a home-made monocular and five othe...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a brass single-draw monocular, five various lenses and a prism (7).

BARR & STROUD; a 100mm F/1.3 passive night viewing system with angled wooden handle, two single-draw scopes including a Russian example, a small s...

A military issue binocular night vision pack, an infantry sight unit, two further similar and a further lens (5).

ROSS OF LONDON; a pair of military issue binoculars mounted on associated home-made wooden and cast iron stand, height 135cm.

CARL ZEISS JENA; a pair of 6x24 cased binoculars, no.960763, and a further pair of cased binoculars, inscribed 'Luftwaffe, Germany' 6x30 coated le...

LEITZ; a pair of 7x50 German Third Reich binoculars bearing eagle emblem and no.296313, cased and a cased pair of Carl Zeiss Jena German WWII Thir...