Inscribed on the first reinforce of the large main body tube of this rare, early American Tabletop Telescope, "Pike Optician 516 Broadway N.Y." With its simple yet superior function, this instrument was the possession of Russell W. Porter, of Albany Fields, New York. He was part of the Ziegler Polar Expedition in 1903 that was stranded in its attempt to reach the North Pole, and wasn’t rescued until 1905.

Case dimensions: 9" wide x 5" high x 40"long.