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Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Guido Santacana — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:37:58 GMT

Two pedestal mounted ones! He should have bought a Lotto ticket too that week. I am keeping an eye on the one here because at some point I am sure that the

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Richard Davis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:10:38 GMT

Hi Chuck, I've asked him on more than 1 occassion if he would sell me one, but no luck. I've also asked him for photos and he shot me a couple awhile

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Chuck Faranda — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:49:20 GMT

Hi Rich, I've been looking for a pedestal mounted 15 or 20TE for ever! Some guys have all the luck and find 2!!!! Are there any pictures of your friends

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Richard Davis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:31:19 GMT

Hi Guido, I know of a guy who was looking for one and ended up finding 2 of the pedestal mounted ones in the same week. I think the odds of that

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Guido Santacana — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:45:59 GMT

Even with the missing parts it seems that the final bid will be very high. I know an amateur here who has the rare pedestal mounted Sears 76mm f/16. I think

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Richard Davis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:39:29 GMT

OOPs. Pardon my last ignorant posting. You stated the 6344 was Yamamoto. I swear I haven't been drinking either! ... From: Richard Davis

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Richard Davis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:26:58 GMT

Hi, I have the 6345 model. Would you recommend the 6344? Is it Royal Astro as well? Thanks, Rich ... From: Mark Kuba

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Mark Kuba — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:56:51 GMT

It's the model 6345. I have two 6344's made by Yamamoto ________________________________ From: darrellrspencer To:

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

darrellrspencer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:25:25 GMT

The 90mm Sears on "THE-bay" is an exceptionally rare, highly sought-after achromat also produced by Royal Astro. They do not come up for sale very often and

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Guido Santacana — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:06:52 GMT

It seems that Sears sold from both Royal Astro Optical and Towa or at some point in the early 60s they shifted their supplier. The focuser label in my 76mm is

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Mark Kuba — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:28:57 GMT

thanks Chuck next have to check the other one i own ________________________________ From: Chuck Faranda To:

Re: Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

Chuck Faranda — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:19:46 GMT

SYM denotes it was made by Yamamoto Regards, Chuck Faranda http://ccdastro.net ... From: To:

Royal Astro Logos...Sears 6344

mark.kuba@... — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:09:14 GMT

Hey Yall: I just checked my Sears 6344 seral number 3719 and couldn't find the Astro Logos. I did have the paper stamp on the focuser that says: "PASSED Japan

Re: Royal Astro Optical Logo

Guido Santacana — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:23:26 GMT

As you indicated, the Royal seal (sounds funny) is stamped in the focuser metal label while the Towa label is printed. I had an excellent Tasco 60mm f/16