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altazimuth mount and tripod for 3.4-inch refracting telescope

altazimuth mount and tripod for 3.4-inch refracting telescope

Joseph von Fraunhofer
1819-1826
Gibran tripod in mailing tube

Gibran tripod in mailing tube

circa 1989
leather tripod case and extensions

leather tripod case and extensions

Linhof
circa 1953
plane table tripod

plane table tripod

American
1900-1950
plane table tripod, L. S. S. 6

plane table tripod, L. S. S. 6

American
1850-1900
surveyor's tripod

surveyor's tripod

American
1870-1920
three adjustable tripod legs

three adjustable tripod legs

American
1870-1920
tripod

tripod

Bell & Howell Company
1940-1946
tripod

tripod

American
1820-1870
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1945
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1945
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1945
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