- catalogue number: 7.201987;
- name of artifact: “Fullum 10-inch Dobsonian telescope”;
- date of production: ca. 2010 November 1;
- materials of manufacture: optical glass, modern coatings, variety of lacquered hardwoods, Teflon & Ebony Star laminate/Formica -42 “Crystal”(?) alt-az bearings, steel and copper alloys, flocking(?), Velcro, 1x red-dot finder, two-speed focuser, primary mirror fan, plastic hardware;
- maker: Optiques Fullum (Normand Fullum), Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, with MoonLite Model CR Newtonian Focuser, and an Orion EZ Finder Deluxe Reflex Sight;
- provenance: formerly the property of a Quebec based amateur astronomer, and purchased for the DTM through Optiques Fullum, after it was seen by the DTM founder and Director at Stellafane 2019;
- condition: Excellent; the focuser cap has a few dents caused by caused by a shop accident;
- notes: an example of the “signature” Fullum wooden telescope, a line of instruments which along with premium optics, established the maker’s reputation. The style is culturally reminiscent of the sculptural tradition of “folk” wood carving of Quebec in the wake of the Quiet Revolution. The maker cites no overt influence, but remembers using the material to hand to make his earliest instruments. Afterwards he discovered Oscar P. Fullam’s (1863-1926) wooden telescope in the Springfield Telescope Maker’s Hartness House Museum when he began to attend Stellafane. The DTM example was exhibited at Stellafane 2019 (but not entered in competition);
- literature:
- David Kriege & Richard Berry, The Dobsonian Telescope: a Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes (Richmond VA: Willmann-Bell, 1998).
Type:
Telescope
Description:
Fullum 10-inch Dob
Exhibit Number:
0007.201987
Exhibit Name:
Fullum 10-inch Dob
Production Circa:
ca.
Production Year:
2010
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