Each instrument of brass and housed in a lidded dovetailed wooden box, the first marked "Pauth & Co. Washn D.C / No. 349" (scope 20 3/8 in. with eyepiece) (finish wear; old, toned surfaces); the second by Buff & Buff of Boston, the box lid with brass maker's plate (scope 15 in. with eyepiece) (spotting to optics, wear and chips to paint).