05-03-200505-03-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2283
May 3, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
1430

Brass Theodolite by Young & Sons

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$646$550
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2283Location: BoltonDate / Time: May 03, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Brass Theodolite by Young & Sons, Philadelphia, No. 7409, with 4-inch silvered dial with engraved fleur-de-lis star at North, needle ring divided 0-90 in four quadrants, blued-steel needle with clamp, horizontal and vertical circles with vernier and screw-adjustment, and 10-inch lg. telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing and bubble-level, on four-screw leveling base, ht. 13 in., (majority of original lacquer rubbed),in mahogany case with maker's label Young & Sons, Est. 1820, Engineering, Mining & Surveying Instruments, 48 North Seventh St., Philadelphia.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Young & Sons, Philadelphia, blued-steel needle