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A discontinued product line, posted for information purposes by Company Seven and with a historical perspective about the company who made it.
The Unitron telescopes illustration here and the literature hosted are from Company Seven's archives and museum display collection of telescopes.
COMPANY SEVEN'S ON-LINE MUSEUM ITEMS
Below are some of the items on display in our showroom or on line in our archives. We will gradually add more on line for the enjoyment of customers who support Company Seven
- Unitron Model 114 - 2.4" (60mm) Achromatic Telescope Illustrated article describing an original Unitron 2.4 inch (60mm) achromatic refracting telescope. This was sold as the Model 114 with altazimuth mount with tripod, and its accessories. This article also goes into the history of Unitron telescopes and of the industry over the years when Unitron was selling telescopes. From Company Seven's Museum Collection.
- Unitron Model 142 - 3.0" (75mm) Achromatic Telescope Illustrated article describing an original Unitron 3 inch (75mm) achromatic refracting telescope with German Equatorial mount with tripod, and its numerous optional accessories. In fact this telescope is so well accessorized that it actually surpasses the equipment level as provided with the Model 145 as those were sold. This article also goes into the history of Unitron telescopes and of the industry over the years when Unitron was selling telescopes. From Company Seven's Museum Collection.
- Unitron Model 220 - ASTRO-CAMERA Illustrated article describing an original Unitron sheet film camera specifically sold for astrophotography, but also capable of terrestrial work with these telescopes. From Company Seven's Museum Collection.
Below are .pdf versions of some of the in our archives. We will gradually add more on line for the enjoyment of customers who support Company Seven
Documents related to the Unitron Model 114 telescope in our collection:
Documents related to the Unitron Model 142 telescope in our collection:
Unitron 1972 Telescope And Accessories Catalog, 20 pages, 200 or 72 dpi
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Unitron Model 142 Sales Invoice, 20 May 1975 (14,015 bytes)
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Unitron 2.4 to 4 inch Telescope Manual, 1-11 pages, 1969 (5,729,540 bytes)
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Gieseler Electronics AccuTrack 1117A/2117A Drive Speed Control Instruction Manual (1,502,910 bytes)
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Additional documents related to Unitron items in our collection:
 "The Green Lights Are Flashing For Johnny Carson" article by Gilbert Millstein with photograph by Curt Gunther in the 8 June 1963 issue of the weekly TV Guide Magazine. The late Johnny Carson came to the hobby of astronomy and accumulated several telescopes including the Unitron Model 114 2.4 inch Achromatic refracting telescope. In this interview Mr. Carson was shown in only one of the several photos taken alongside his Unitron telescope by photographer Curt Gunther. Over his tenure as host of "The Tonight Show" and in other ways he popularized the science of astronomy. He was formally recognized by the professional astronomy community when the asteroid "3252 Johnny" was named after him.
This is the scanned copy of original magazine* in Company Seven's Archives. This article is protected by Copyright. We obtained permission from TV Guide Magazine, LLC to scan and host this article from the original in our archives for the benefit of our readers and for display alongside the Unitron 114 in our museum collection. Please do not distribute this without permission. Download size is 5,675,333 bytes (an Acrobat ".pdf" file).
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