Willard & Co. Lens circa. 1860

[goamules]

I got another Willard, a 14" brass one. Already mounted on a 9" lensboard and ready to try out!



Here's a reference to the "1849 Willard" used at the Lick observatory.



With a picture of it: http://collections.ucolick.org/exhib...1/Willard.html
And it's use to do some early photographs of the galaxy: http://freescruz.com/~4cygni/horsehead/B33_1.htm

[Mark Sawyer]

A wonderful find for your growing collection of early American radial-drive Petzvals! Maybe the best part is that it's a "living" collection, still making images, and we'll be seeing images from that Willard lens soon, the first it's made in who knows how long...

Quite a few of the early lens-makers were as well or better known for their telescopes.