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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 11, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Andrew Meneely Plain Surveyor's Compass

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$492$400
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3295MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 11, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Andrew Meneely Plain Surveyor's Compass, Gibbonsville, New York, c. 1828, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "A. Meneely, Gibbonsville," with fleur-de-lis representing north, dual levels, sighting vanes, housed in its original slide lid mahogany box, lg. 15 in.

Note: This is the earliest Meneely mark. Later, similarly-made compasses were marked "West Troy."


Provenance: William H. Skerritt.
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Andrew Meneely Plain Surveyor, A. Meneely, William H. Skerritt, Gibbonsville