English, c.1880, signed on the boss at the top of the stand ROSS LONDON standing on a massive brass tripod with three folding legs, with geared control to base of tapered column sermination in a large trunion with friction break and geared adjustment, telescope tube mounted on stand with two large knurled wheels, tube with star finder rack and pinion focusing, with 90deg prism two eyepieces, lens hood and lens cover, telescope length 145cm, height to top of trunnion 80cm