Meade Telescopes Stand for High Quality at a Reasonable Price
The Meade Telescopes Company is a world leader
in the design and manufacture of telescopes and
accessories for amateur astronomers. The Meade
Company was founded in 1972 and went public in
1997. Meade Instruments began with only $2,500,
they used this capital as a mail-order supplier of
small refracting telescopes.
By 1977 the Meade Telescope Company was offering
a wide range of telescope parts and accessories.
Meade’s range of accessories allowed them to
manufacture their own telescopes. Meade’s first
models were the 628 and 826 6″ and 8″ reflecting
telescopes. American amateur astronomers found
that they had, really for the first time, a telescope
manufacturer that provided a quality product at a
reasonable price.
The 6″ and 8″ Meade reflecting telescopes were an
incredible success so much that the Meade Company
faced a 6-month backlog. Normally there is a 6 to 8
week delivery time, but the Meade Company still
wrote every customer explaining the backlog situation
of their telescopes, and offered a full and immediate
refund if the extra waiting time was unacceptable.
Few accepted the offer, and they were able to ship
all of the back-ordered telescopes.
In September 1980, Meade announced its new telescope,
Model 2080. Since that time Meade has come out with
exciting new telescopes and accessories. By 1986 Meade
Instruments was generally acknowledged as the largest,
and the leader in manufacturing serious telescopes.
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