Last month we picked up on an article in the NY Times on how observatories are a new trend in many luxury homes. An outdoor alternative is the beautiful Porter Garden Telescope from Telescopes of Vermont. The cast bronze reflecting telescope is a bit of astronomical history, it was designed in the 1920s by astronomer and scientist Russell W. Porter. The telescope has a working sundial and the mirror and eyepieces of the telescope can be removed and stored in a custom mahogany box so the telescope can stay outside all year long. Each one is individually cast, hand-finished bronze and stand 70" overall including the marble pedestal. It sells for $59,000.Porter Garden Telescope
Last month we picked up on an article in the NY Times on how observatories are a new trend in many luxury homes. An outdoor alternative is the beautiful Porter Garden Telescope from Telescopes of Vermont. The cast bronze reflecting telescope is a bit of astronomical history, it was designed in the 1920s by astronomer and scientist Russell W. Porter. The telescope has a working sundial and the mirror and eyepieces of the telescope can be removed and stored in a custom mahogany box so the telescope can stay outside all year long. Each one is individually cast, hand-finished bronze and stand 70" overall including the marble pedestal. It sells for $59,000.
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11-17-2007 @ 9:56PM
Neece said...
This has such old world charm and fine craftsmanship. That's clever to be able to remove the glass so that it can stay outside all the time.
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11-20-2007 @ 12:12PM
Joshua Payne said...
The Garden Telescope was just featured on New England Dream House, a program on New England Cable News. The clip is available online here:
http://www.boston.com/partners/worldnow/necn.html?catID=83459&clipid=1937314&autoStart=true&mute=false&continuous=true
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