Great lookers eyed on the same day by Newbury auctioneer

“The chances of finding one that had been bought in a £90 box lot was probably one in a million; the chances of finding two more on the same day are incalculable.” Scientific instruments expert Hugo Marsh was talking about specialist camera lenses he was shown in September, first by a south-coast vendor, then by a West Country enthusiast, which sold at Special Auction Services (17.5% buyer’s premium) at Newbury on October 23.

All made in the 1950s-’60s by Dallmeyer – the firm which made the transit instrument discussed in …

Enjoy unlimited access: just £1 for 12 weeks

Subscribe now