In 1866 Kilpatrick &Co of Northampton Square London who were listed as merchants ordered a series of telescopes from Thomas Cooke & Sons . The first was a 3.5 inch telescope mounted on a tall tripod. What is a little confusing is that at the same address is Peter Kilpatrick I don’t know if he was related in any way he was a jeweller. He also had a branch in Melbourne, Australia.
The following year 867 the company ordered another 3.5 inch telescope it had to be 4 feet 6 inch or 4 feet 9 inch length with finder and dew cap. No stand. 4 eyepieces. In addition in 1867 a slightly larger telescope with a 4 inch lens and mouthed on a tripod was also ordered
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