This is a list of the known original copies of The Porter Garden Telescope. For information purposes, are also included those copies that their location are currently unknown, but there are records with some of their data.
Serial Number Last Known Owner Location Features / Accessories Status / Functionality Information Last information2 Private collectorConference with exhibition of the copy.24 October 20183 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200710 Calusa Nature Center & PlanetariumFort Myers, FloridaNon-original optics.Defects.Offered for sale.March, 200813 Observatorio de CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioHelical focuser.Complete.Photo.September, 201617Private collectorNo patina. Double ocular for two simultaneous users.Complete in the absence of some eyepieces.Conference with exhibition of the copy.30 October 201021 Private collector Original concrete pedestal.Missed optics.Winning bid of $9,500. 17 June 201228 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200731 The Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc.Springfield, VermontOriginal wooden case.Damaged primary mirror. Prism absent on exhibition.List of copies.Autumn, 200736 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200742 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CaliforniaOnly survive the original pieces called bell and blade-bowl set.Missing elements Functional restoration. Photo.March, 201443 Private collector Rack and pinion focuser.Missing elements. Lack of mirror, eyepieces, prism and base.Sold at auction for $1,845. Photos.November, 2014 44 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200746 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200747 Mount Cuba Astronomical ObservatoryGreenville, DelawareOriginal wooden case.Complete. July, 200749 National Museum of American History, Smithsonian InstitutionWashington DCRack and pinion focuser.Complete. Mirror requires reconditioning.Out of exhibition. Stored.July, 201852 Buffalo Museum of ScienceBuffalo, New YorkRack and pinion focuser.Complete. Reconditioned. July, 201853 Private collector List of copies.Autumn, 200754 Longwood GardensKennett Square, PennsylvaniaUnpolluted, no patina.Missing original optics.Photo.December, 2012Without NumberPrivate collectorNo numeration assigned by the manufacturer (valued authenticity by manufacturing details).Incomplete. Missing base and optics.Photos. Winning bid of $3,000.August, 2013
See also
The Porter Garden Telescope
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