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17.2019124 Rogers-Zeglinski 12-inch f/8 reflector

  1. catalogue number: 17.2019124;
  2. name of artifact: Rogers-Zeglinski 12-inch f/8 reflector;
  3. date of production: 1926-1929;
  4. materials of manufacture: optical glass, coatings, copper alloys, steels, iron, hardwood (oak), softwood, plastic, paper, paint;
  5. maker: H.L. (Henry Launder) Rogers (1887-1955), restored by Joseph Zeglinski, 1967/1970 (primary re-silvered by Jerry Longworth in the DDO vacuum chamber), and 2019;
  6. provenance:
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    16.2019117 4.25-inch “Deluxe Space Conquerer [sic]” (Palomar Type)

    1. catalogue number: 16.2019117;
    2. name of artifact: 4.25-inch “Deluxe Space Conquerer [sic]” (Palomar Type), f/10;
    3. date of production: 1950s-early 1960s;
    4. materials of manufacture: optical glass, coatings, steel, copper alloy, plastic, enamel;
    5. maker: Edmund Scientific, Barrington NJ;
    6. provenance:
      1. RASC Montreal Centre;
      2. Geoff Gaherty, Foxmead Observatory, Coldwater ON;
      3. gift of Blake Nancarrow, Bradford ON;
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