Refracting telescope of 6 4/16-inch aperture and 74 inch focal length with mahogany veneer wooden tube by G & S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871. Mounted on German equatorial stand with iron pier and clock drive by Thomas Cooke & Sons, York, dated 1871. Acquired in the 1860s by W. G. Lettsom and sold to Sir Cuthbert E Peek in 1882 who employed Charles Grover to make observation at Rousdon Hall, Devon until 1921. Given to the University of Durham in 1925 before returning to Rousden Hall in 1970, now established as All Hallows school.
Objective lens for the Peek Telescope, 6 1/4-inch aperture and 74 inch focal length by G and S Merz, Munich, later refigured by Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited, 1867-1871.
Mahogany veneer wooden tube for Peek by G & S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871.
Cast iron tapering pillar base for the equatorial mounting by Thomas Cooke and Sons, dated 1871 for the Peek Telescope by G & S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871.
Cast iron upper section of tapering pillar with polar axis of equatorial mounting by Thomas Cooke and Sons, dated 1871 for the Peek Telescope by G & S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871.
Cross-axis declination shaft with setting circle and conterweight from German equatorial mounting by Thomas Cooke and Sons, dated 1871 for the Peek Telescope by G and S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871.
Driving clock with centrifugal governor and various components from German equatorial mounting with pier by Thomas Cooke and Sons, York, dated 1871 for the Peek Telescope by G and S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871.
Tapering metal support tube with brass fittings and a circular plate with graduations at one end. Partially painted blue.
Structural part for the refracting telescope. Painted blue with a brass nameplate saying it was made by Thomas Cooke & Sons, York, dated 1871.
Oblong Metal plate component of refracting telescope with a central circular hole and 6 small holes for fixings.
Box of various components and fitting for the refracting telescope. This includes nuts and bolts, brass fittings eg eyepiece, a winding handle, a piece of wood and a wheel for a pulley.
