(Item 1 from Mr. L. C. Eichner, items 2-4 from Mrs. Julia Fitz Howell,
item 5 from Mr. Arthur V. A. Fitz)
1. Refracting telescope, comet seeker, 8¼-inch
aperture, 61-inch wooden tube, fitted
for equatorial mounting, but without mount. 317027
2. Machines, tools, and partially completed
instruments from the shop of Henry Fitz,
of which the major pieces are:
Lens grinding machine 315152
Lens polishing machine 315153
Lens edging and testing machine 315151
3. Manuscript notebook of Fitz accounts from
1851 to 1855. 317026 (2)
4. Manuscript “Catalogue of Objectives made
by Henry Fitz.” 317026 (2)
5. Refracting telescope, 5-section draw, marked
“Ta. Long, Royal Exchange, London,”
2⅛-inch objective, 42½ inches long, open.
Purchased in London by Fitz in 1839. The
present objective was made by Fitz. 316706