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This item SOLD at 2020 Mar 15 @ 14:20UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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USA Buyers: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PERMITS, CUSTOMS AND DUTY CHARGES APPLICABLE! Your purchases will be shipped once we have received an ATF importation Permit from you. To acquire a Permit, an ATF Form 6 application completed by a licensed FFL Dealer with importation rights must be submitted. NOTE: NOT ALL ITEMS CAN BE IMPORTED TO THE USA SO BUYERS BEWARE. Check with the Bureau of ATF at (304) 616-4550 for more info, or your local ATF authority.
Antique wood and brass spy glass. There is a letter explaining where this spy glass was made and by whom. Thought to have been made by or put together by George Casson who worked for a company owned by the Troughtons - well known instrument makers. There are at least 3 known cracks in the wooden tube. The brass piece with the eye piece is not connected to the wood. The spy glass is 19 1/2" long closed and 35" long when extended.
Auction Location:
139 Silver Street, Paris, Ontario, N3L 1V5, Canada
Previewing Details:
Live Auction Location:
Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street Paris ON N3L1V5
Previewing Details:
Previewing is on the Friday between 6:00pm and 9:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to 9:00am. To view items prior to scheduled preview dates and times, appointments can be made by contacting jim@landsboroughauctions.com.
Buyers Premium, Taxes and Fees
Buyer's Premiums:
15% for on line bidders
10% for live bidders
Taxes: Tax appropriate to Canadian destinations dependent upon regional requirements. Taxes for outside of Ontario differ. Alberta 5%, British Columbia 5%, Manitoba 5%, New Brunswick 15%, Newfoundland 15%, NWT 5%, Nova Scotia 15%, Nunavut 5%, Ontario 13%, Quebec 5%, Prince Edward Island 15%, Saskatchewan 5%, Yukon 5%.
Storage fees: A $5.00 per item per day will be charged on items not picked beyond the two-week period following our auction.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| PST |
5% |
Alberta Tax |
| PST |
5% |
British Columbia Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Manitoba Tax |
| PST |
15% |
New Brunswick Tax |
| PST |
15% |
Newfoundland Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Saskatchewan Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Yukon Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Northwest Territories Tax |
| PST |
15% |
Nova Scotia Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Quebec Tax |
| HST |
13% |
Ontario Tax |
| PST |
5% |
Nunavut Tax |
| PST |
15% |
PEI Tax |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
15% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
Pickups:
Your items are available for pickup on the Tuesday following the sale for a period of two weeks. Please email jim@landsboroughauctions.com to make alternate arrangements.
Storage fees:
A $5.00 per item per day will be charged on items not picked beyond the two-week period following our auction.
Shipping Details:
A prerequisite of our auction is to select your preference to pick up or have items shipped. We will follow your selection. Items will be shipped together when possible. Shipping charges are determined after items have been packaged and weighed. Specific items cannot be or will not be shipped (for example black powder or very large or costly to ship items).
All items are sent by Canada Post, UPS or CanPar depending on location, size of parcel and regulations.
Items will be insured and a signature required.
We ship ammunition ONLY within Canada. Ammunition and firearms are shipped separately.
Dangerous goods (ammunition, powder, muzzle loading ignition, primers and compressed gases...) will be shipped by UPS or CanPar. We require a physical address as UPS and CanPar do not deliver to PO Boxes. Costs for shipping are processed on your credit card through the ICollector site.
Payment Details:
Payment Details:
Auction sales will be charged to Visa or Mastercard. NOTE TO ALL BUYERS: All purchases will be made in CAD (Canadian Dollars) currency. All sales are final at the drop of the hammer. All items purchased by bidders will be charged to their Visa or Mastercard at the conclusion of the auction through the ICollector site. If shipping is required for the purchases, a second charge will occur the day the item has been shipped.
Accepted Payment Methods:
• VISA
• Master Card
Accepted Payment Methods:
- VISA
- Master Card
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Terms
You are accepting all our Terms and Conditions, Buyers Premiums, Taxes, Shipping and Payment stipulations when you place a bid at our auction. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser and the decision of the auctioneer relating to all matters is final. All sales are final and not subject to conditions with no refunds or exchanges. All merchandise is sold in an 'as is' condition without recourse to the vendor. All goods advertised or displayed are subject to withdrawal prior to sale within the discretion of the auctioneer. The Auctioneer may reject a bid at his discretion without reason or explanation.
In Canada a valid P.A.L. (possession and acquisition license) is required to acquire firearms and ammunition. Firearm registration applies to all restricted and prohibited firearms purchased within Canada. All restricted and prohibited firearms will have their transfer started on auction day. USA and International bidders have sole responsibility for their purchases and a $40.00 administrative fee is applied on all firearms sales. If purchased items cannot be imported, the items will be sold at the next available auction. Consignment commissions are applicable on the resale. Please note that we do not ship ammunition outside Canada.
Landsborough Auctions does not guarantee or make warranties on any lot sold. Ratings in the catalog are opinion. We acknowledge that errors may occur although we endeavor to give you accurate information in what is written. We strongly recommend to personally view any item you bid on. Landsborough Auctions will not return or refund money if item is not exactly in the same condition as listed in catalog. No employee of Landsborough Auctions is authorized to make on our behalf or that of the consignor, any representation or warranty, oral or written, with respect to any lot or item for sale.
All items in this auction are sold unreserved. Consignors are not authorized to bid on their own items nor have someone bid on their behalf. We reserve the right to withdraw any items or bids by the offending consignor.
Except as expressly provided above, all property is sold “AS IS'. Landsborough Auctions nor the consignor makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the title, merchantability, fitness or condition of the property or as to the correctness of description, genuiness, attribution, provenance or period of the property or as to whether the purchaser acquires any copyrights or other intellectual property rights in lots sold or as to whether a work of art is subject to the artist’s moral rights or other residual rights of the artist. All firearms and ammunition are sold as collectables only. Fitness to fire or otherwise discharge the arm or ammunition is expressly denied by Landsborough Auctions. A competent gunsmith should be consulted before attempting to use or fire any firearm or ammunition. The purchaser expressly acknowledges and agrees that in no event shall Landsborough Auctions be liable for any damages including without limitation any compensatory, incidental or consequential damages.