Someone asks me: Where can I buy an antique astronomical telescope? He prefers it to be one that is still functional. I guess if anyone is looking for an ancient scope gadget, it would have to be a refracting telescope type, if only because the refractor is the first type to be invented and therefore the oldest scope.
Once I chanced upon an antique piece – something like a solid brass. You would really know the high quality craftsmanship done on this refracting telescope. Actually, most antique scopes are really difficult to be out in the open these days. Many existing ones are tucked away in some dusty and cobwebbed cabinets.
If you really want a telescope that speaks of antiquity, you might want to settle for a little less, but certainly the next best thing to the original. There are many companies who offer antique telescopes but are actually just reproduction of the real one. These scope manufacturers are very particular with the details as well as the materials used in building such astronomical gadgets.
Reproduction of antique telescopes nowadays are so perfectly done, you would actually think the scope on your hands and using for star gazing are the real thing. And what's best is that you can get one for a fraction of the price of the real antique one.
For those who wanted to buy reproduction of old-style scopes, it is best to check on online scope and binocular companies who are catering to this type of need. More often than not, you will be happily surprised that some of them actually offer the antique type of scope that you have been looking for.
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