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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Gift Jan 25th 2008 2:00AM
Keep up the good work..
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Neece Nov 17th 2007 9:56PM
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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Joshua Payne Nov 20th 2007 12:12PM
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
Arun Bansal Dec 6th 2007 12:08AM
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Gift Dec 21st 2007 1:17AM
Nice Article!!
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Gift Jan 11th 2008 1:28AM
Well Done!!
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