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Lot 897: A Vintage Tasco Refractor Telescope Set with Tripod and Original Box
A vintage refractor telescope set by Tasco, manufactured in Japan and distributed by Tasco Sales U.K. The set features a red-painted metal optical tube assembly equipped with a rack-and-pinion focuser and a mounted finderscope. The kit includes chrome-plated metal tripod legs, a mounting bracket, a 3x Barlow lens, and an H-12.5mm eyepiece. The set is housed in its original cardboard retail box with custom-molded polystyrene interior inserts. The documentation includes a Tasco Sales U.K. instruction manual and a Rand McNally Official Map of the Moon, both bearing 1985 copyright dates and printed in Japan. Printed text on the manual identifies the distributor as Treasures Old and New Ltd., Tasco Sales U.K., with locations in Welwyn and Newbury.
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