Cave Telescopes Fast becoming Collectors items

Thousands of people every day rely on telescopes for their work and their hobbies, but in today's society some specialized brands are quickly becoming incredibly valuable collector's items. One such brand of telescopes is Cave telescopes.

Cave Optical Company was founded by Thomas Cave until his death in 1957 at which point his son Thomas Cave Jr. operated the company until it's eventual closure in 1980. Cave Optical Company was based in Long Beach, California and was one of only a few specialist telescopes manufactures in their Day. When performance was your primary concern, you had to buy a Cave Telescope. During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, they produced thousands of high quality telescopes for advanced amateurs, professionals and universities.

Cave Telescopes encompassed a huge range of sizes from a 6" model for students to deluxe models up to the massive 18 inch observatory scopes. They also produced a large range of styles but specialized in long focal length newtonian reflector telescopes. Every 'scope included the best possible optics that were available in their time of manufacture. Because of these top quality optics, today they still work perfectly and are becoming a treasured collector's item amongst telescope enthusiasts. They traditionally came with extra large mounts to ensure perfect 'scope stability and to provide comfort for the observer when they were being used for long periods of time. Unfortunately, these large bases made the telescopes quite heavy and considerably less portable than today's modern style of 'scope.

Mr Cave's Company not only specialized in Cave Telescopes, they also manufactured a specialized range of optical mirror known by the brand name "Astrola". Astrola mirrors started by being hand shaped and polished. Every one was finished to perfection. Astrola mirrors went out of production when the company closed in 1980 but in 1999 Larry Hardin, an ex employee, bought the "Astrola" name from Thomas Cave Jr. and has started to mass produce these fine mirrors again.

What You Should Know About Cave Telescopes

Even today 27 years after the company shut their doors, Cave Telescopes are known for the top quality reputation they had and have become a sought after collector's item for today's telescope enthusiasts. They can be found for sale privately, through astronomy clubs and even on eBay. I would always recommend having a good look at any telescope and assessing the quality it is in and making sure it is 100% genuine before purchase.


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