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

An unnamed 1.2" brass three-draw telescope, with wooden and brass barrel, length 29.5cm.

J CETTI & CO OF LONDON; a 1.25" brass three-draw 'Day of Night' telescope with part wooden and brass barrel, length 30cm.

An unnamed 1" brass three-draw telescope, with part wooden and part brass barrel, length 30cm.

An unnamed 1.5" two-draw brass telescope, with wooden and brass mounted barrel, length 36cm.

An unnamed 1" brass three-draw telescope, with part wooden and part brass barrel, length 31.5cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope, inscribed 'Angel Laborde', with wooden barrel and in leather outer sleeve, length 24cm.

An unnamed 1" brass two-draw telescope, with wooden barrel, length 27.5cm, housed in an associated square sectioned leather case.

DAVIS OF CHELTENHAM; a 1.5" brass four-draw telescope, with wooden barrel and leather outer case, length 19.5cm.

An unnamed 1.25" brass three-draw telescope, with part brass and part wooden barrel (lacking leather cover), length 28.5cm.

BANKS OF LONDON; a 1.75" brass five-draw telescope, inscribed 'Banks 441, Strand, London Inst. Maker to HRH The Prince of Wales', with wooden bras...

BOTTOMLEY OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope, with rosewood barrel, inscribed 'Bottomley 11, Billiter St, London', length 25.25cm.

BANCKS & SON OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope with wooden barrel, inscribed 'Bancks & Son, Strand, London Inst. Makers to His Majesty'...

ADAMS'S OF LONDON; a 1.25" seven-draw brass telescope, inscribed 'Adams's New Patent Portable Telescope, No.60 Fleet St. London', with wooden bras...

SPENCER BROWNING & RUST OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope, with wooden brass capped barrel, length 25cm. CONDITION REPORT: Image is ...

An unnamed brass single-draw telescope with stained walnut tapering barrel, length 41.25cm.

ABRAHAM & CO OF LIVERPOOL; a 1.25" brass four-draw telescope with rosewood barrel, length 17cm.

DAVIS OF DERBY; a 2.25" brass five-draw telescope with rosewood barrel, length 25.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: Image extremely blurred and clouded, c...

BRAHAM OF BATH; a 2.25" brass five-draw telescope with stained rosewood barrel and associated leather case, length 29.5cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.75" brass four-draw telescope with stained wooden barrel and leather case, length 29cm.

COX OF DEVENPORT; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope, inscribed 'Cox Devenport, Optician to The R.W.Y.C.', with part wooden and brass barrel and pa...

LINCOLN OF LONDON; a brass three-draw 1.5" telescope, with stained mahogany brass capped barrel and associated tin tube case, length 24.5cm. CON...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass three-draw telescope with wooden brass capped barrel and leather outer case, length 24cm.

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA OF LONDON; a 0.75" brass six-draw telescope inscribed 'Negretti & Zambra, 1, Hatton Garden, London', with stained mahogany and b...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; two small brass three-draw telescopes with stained wooden barrels. CONDITION REPORT: Larger can focus on a sign approximatel...

JP CUTTS OF LONDON; a brass four-draw telescope and a brass two-draw telescope inscribed 'J.P. Cutts, Sons & Sutton, Opticians to Her Majesty, She...

SIBBERRAD OF ALDGATE LONDON; a brass three-draw telescope and a Lincoln of London brass three-draw telescope, both with wooden barrels (2). COND...

CARY OF LONDON; a brass three-draw telescope, for restoration, and two further three-draw telescopes, one by Crichton, 112 Leadenhall St, London a...

JAS RIPLEY & SONS OF HERMITAGE LONDON; a large single-draw brass wooden bodied telescope and a similar unnamed example, both for restoration, leng...

C WEST OF LONDON; a brass three-draw 'Improved Day or Night' telescope with ebonised barrel and an unnamed brass four-draw telescope with wooden b...

FAIREY OF LONDON; a brass 'Day or Night' single-draw telescope with part wooden and brass barrel, and two further unnamed similar telescopes, all ...

Four wooden barrel brass mounted unnamed single-draw telescopes, for restoration.

A brass two-draw unnamed telescope with wooden barrel and five further unnamed wooden barrelled telescopes of various sizes.

Six wooden barrelled brass mounted unnamed telescopes.

Twelve unnamed brass mounted wooden barrelled telescopes of small size.

Seven various unnamed telescopes with wooden barrels, some in outer cases and of various sizes.

ROSS OF LONDON; a 1.25" nickel plated single-draw telescope, inscribed 'Geo. Payne, N.S.L. Y1406', and no.36829, with hexagonal leather body, leng...

A 14.5" brass single-draw unnamed telescope with leather barrel set with window displaying a panel of naval signal flags in colour, length 51cm.

BATE OF POULTRY, LONDON; a 1.5" brass single-draw telescope with leather barrel set with window displaying a panel of naval signal flags in colour...

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 2.5" brass single drawer telescope with leather barrel, length 69cm. CONDITION REPORT: Image inverted, slightly cloudy but...

P BASSNETT OF LIVERPOOL; a 2.25" brass single-draw telescope inscribed 'P Bassnett, Optician, Liverpool, Trademark, Try Me', centred with an ancho...

F&H DOUBLET OF 11 MOORGATE ST. LONDON; a 2.25" brass single-draw telescope, with leather barrel, length 99cm.

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA OF LONDON; a 2.25" brass single-draw telescope inscribed 'Negretti & Zambra, London 1899/733, Tel Garrison Mk I' and stamped wit...

MR GREGOR & CO OF GLASGOW & GREENOCK; a 2" brass single-draw telescope with replaced faux snakeskin barrel, length 81.5cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass single-draw telescope with leather barrel, length 65cm. CONDITION REPORT: Image blurry. ...[more]

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass single-draw telescope with lacquered distressed leather barrel, length 65.5cm.

SPENCER BROWNING & CO OF LONDON; a 1.5" 'Day or Night' single-draw brass telescope with stained leather barrel, length 53.5cm.

BASSNETT OF LIVERPOOL; a brass single-draw telescope, with rope twist design barrel, length 58.5cm, lacking end lens and requiring restoration.

WM ASHMORE OF LONDON; a 1.75" 'Day or Night' brass single-draw telescope with leather barrel, length 52.5cm.

JOSEPH OF SOUTH CASTLE ST, LIVERPOOL; a 1.25" brass three-draw telescope with leather and brass barrel, length 30cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.75" brass single-draw 'Day or Night' telescope with leather barrel, length 54cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 2.75" brass five-draw telescope with leather barrel and leather end caps, length 31cm.

DOLLAND OF LONDON; a 1.5" brass single-draw 'Day or Night' telescope with leather barrel, length 52cm.

EF CRAKE OF LOWESTOFT; a 1.5" brass single-draw telescope with string effect barrel, length 53cm.

A&J FULTON OF GLASGOW; a 1.5" brass single-draw telescope, lacking cover to the barrel, length 52.5cm.

BLAKENEY & CO OF SUNDERLAND & HULL; a 1.75" brass single-draw 'Day or Night' telescope with replaced canvas barrel, length 52cm.

WINTER OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE; a 1.25" brass single-draw telescope with stitched leather barrel, length 52cm.

A brass 1.75" single-draw telescope with traces of inscription and stitched leather barrel, length 62.5cm.

DOBBIE MCINNES LTD OF GLASGOW, GREENOCK & SOUTH SHIELDS; a brass single-draw telescope, inscribed 'C.S.Co.Ltd Flying Swift 1903', with stitched ca...

A 1.5" black lacquered four-draw telescope inscribed 'Arthur Cartwright 1873, G.G.P. Heywood 1894', in leather case.

BROADHURST, CLARKSON & CO, 63 FARRINGDON ROAD LONDON E.C.; a 2" brass three-draw telescope with leather barrel and leather end caps, length 27cm.