The Porter Garden Telescope

Oriented to users with high purchasing power,[1][2] and constructed in statuary bronze, it could be left permanently outdoors like sculptures and sundials, keeping the delicate optics in a case.

On the other hand, it brought together his dream of promoting astronomy among the uninitiated, by embellishing its form to make it attractive to the public, but without endangering the robustness of bronze.

[4] The primary mirror was mechanized by J&L.Mac.Co, with the final parabolized handmade, and the specular surface of the glass was obtained by silvering.

They offered to resilver at nominal cost, although they claimed that it would not be necessary to do it in years since its lacquered was tested outdoors during the rigour of one winter of Vermont without appreciating deterioration.

It was commercialized during a pair of years (1923-1924),[2] with the publication of articles in skilled press[5][9] and announcements in magazines of decoration and gardening,[6] but since its price without pedestal was equal to a car Ford Model-T of the time,[2] that saturated the market for which it was oriented with the sale of around 100 units.