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Old equatorial mount

Started by LLarry , 08/14/2012 03:00AM
Posted 08/14/2012 03:00AM Opening Post
Can anyone help me identify this mount? It maybe from the 1950's or the 1940's or maybe anytime between then and now. It was found in a old shed. It was in very poor condition. It is made of solid aluminum, brass and steel. The RA shaft and the Dec shaft are 1.25". The motor turns at 1 RPM. The brass RA and Dec controls are easy to use and are accurate. It could possibly have been a kit. The strap indicates that the tube size for a 6" Newtonian. Any help would be appreciated.
Larry

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Posted 08/14/2012 05:40AM #1
Beautiful old mount. Never seen one like that.

Rolando
Posted 08/15/2012 11:58PM #2
My old copy of Henry E. Paul's classic "Telescopes for Skygazing", which contains many photos of instruments from the 60's and earlier, showed nothing resembling the details of this mount.

Here's a useful website that you could explore http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/

Good luck with your search!

Randy.