Antares 2X Barlow lens 1.25in Japan c1990 FSUSA Travel-limiting nuts are standard 3/8-16

Travel-limiting nuts are standard 3/8-16 and can replace the find adjustment screw

Olympia didn’t skimp on the Socialite

and has remained mostly in use in different homes he lived in till he died in 1998

It has just been cleaned

Antares 2X Barlow lens 1.25in Japan c1990 FSUSA Travel-limiting nuts are standard 3/8-16Vintage Antares 2X Barlow lens, 1 1 4 in dia from Japan, c1990. I am the original owner and I purchased it as part of a collection in the late 1980s or early 1990s, this Barlow has been carefully stored in a foam lined case in a temperature controlled environment (a house, not a shed or garage). When used, the Barlow was unboxed, used for observing, and then returned to its box capped. As such, it is in super condition and shows only the slightest