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Burt & Watson Vernier Compass and Field Book
Lot: 380Sold for: $615$500Burt & Watson Vernier Compass and Field Book, Detroit, Michigan, no. 81, lacquered brass instrument with 6-in. dia. engraved dial reading "Burt & Watson/Makers/Detroit, Mich/no. 81," with more ...
William Young Cased Surveyor's Compass and Kit
Lot: 381Sold for: $738$600William Young Cased Surveyor's Compass and Kit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lacquered brass instrument with 6-in. dia. engraved dial reading "W. Young maker Philadelphia," eight-point line rose with more ...
Thomas Whitney Four-vane Vernier Compass
Lot: 382Sold for: $2,460$2,000Thomas Whitney Four-vane Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lacquered brass instrument with 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved dial reading "Thos. Whitney/Maker/Philadelphia," eight-point line rose more ...
Knox & Shain Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 383Sold for: $492$400Knox & Shain Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5-in. dia. dial with fleur-de-lis representing north and engraved "Knox & Shain Maker/Philadelphia," outkeeper and level on main plate, more ...
William J. Young Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 384Sold for: $400$325William J. Young Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5-in. black dial compass with blued-steel needle and locking arm, fleur-de-lis representing north, and center engraved "W.J. more ...
Reportedly the First Marked W.J. Young Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 385Sold for: $984$800Reportedly the First Marked W.J. Young Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1825, lacquered brass instrument with 6-in. dia. engraved dial reading "W.J. Young Maker/Philada," more ...
Hugo Harttmann Vernier Compass
Lot: 386Sold for: $461$375Hugo Harttmann Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lacquered brass instrument with 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved dial reading "Hugo Harttmann/Maker/Philadelphia," blued-steel needle with needle more ...
William Clark & Son Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 387Sold for: $492$400William Clark & Son Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845, original lacquered instrument with 6-in. dia. silvered dial engraved "Wm. Clark & Son/Philadelphia," blued-steel needle more ...
W.J. Young Vernier Compass
Lot: 388Sold for: $369$300W.J. Young Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-40, original lacquered brass instrument with 6-in. dia. dial marked "W.J. Young/Philadelphia/Patent," blued-steel needle with needle more ...
William J. Young "Burt's Solar" Compass
Lot: 389Sold for: $11,070$9,000William J. Young "Burt's Solar" Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1840, early original lacquered instrument, horizontal circle engraved in four quadrants reading 0-90 and read by opposed more ...
Rare "Burt's Solar" Compass Prototype by William J. Young
Lot: 390Sold for: $15,990$13,000Rare "Burt's Solar" Compass Prototype by William J. Young, c. 1840, original lacquered instrument with 5-in. dia. rotating center engraved "Burt's Patent Made by W.J. Young Philad," dual viewing more ...
William Clark & Son Vernier Compass
Lot: 391Sold for: $400$325William Clark & Son Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845, 6-in. silvered dial engraved "Wm. Clark & Son. Philada./Warranted," simple star representing north, blued-steel needle, dual more ...
William Helfricht Vernier Compass
Lot: 392Sold for: $431$350William Helfricht Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 5 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial reading "Wm. Helfricht Maker/Philada.," with fleur-de-lis marked "Warranted" in the more ...
William Davenport Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 393Sold for: $800$650William Davenport Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800, 6 1/2-in. engraved dial marked "Wm. Davenport Maker/Philadelphia," fleur-de-lis representing north, and a sunk spirit level more ...
William Helfricht Vernier Compass
Lot: 394Sold for: $431$350William Helfricht Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, first half 19th century, 6-in. dia. engraved silvered dial reading in the center "Wm. Helfricht?Maker/Philada.," needle lifter and more ...
William J. Young Wye Level
Lot: 395Sold for: $98$80William J. Young Wye Level, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, no. 3155, c. 1855, lacquered brass instrument with 14 1/2-in. scope and spirit level below, engraved arm reading "Wm. J. more ...
Two Brass Surveyor's Compasses for Restoration
Lot: 396Sold for: $400$325Two Brass Surveyor's Compasses for Restoration, an early 4 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial with engraved and shaped brass arms, and a 6-in. dia. vernier compass, both unmarked. more ...
Unusual Heisely & Son Vernier Compass
Lot: 397Sold for: $1,046$850Unusual Heisely & Son Vernier Compass, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1815, 6 1/2-in. rotating engraved silvered dial marked "Heisely & Son/Harrisburg," floral- and line-engraved eight-point rose, more ...
Two Heisely Surveyor's Compasses
Lot: 398Sold for: $400$325Two Heisely Surveyor's Compasses, 6 1/2-in. Frederick A. Heisely marked "Pittsburgh," and a 6 1/2-in. G.F. Heisely marked "Harrisburg," lg. 14 1/2 and 15 1/2 in. more ...
Two James Reed Surveyor's Compasses
Lot: 399Sold for: $523$425Two James Reed Surveyor's Compasses, Washington and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, early 6-in. dia. silvered dial reading "J. Reed Washington, Penna./No. 25," with a fleur-de-lis more ...
Alexander Scott Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 400Sold for: $1,107$900Alexander Scott Surveyor's Compass, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 6-in. dia. engraved six-point silvered dial marked in center "Alexn. Scott Chambersburg," with outkeeper dial calibrated 1-16 at the more ...
Frederick A. Heisely Vernier Compass
Lot: 401Sold for: $369$300Frederick A. Heisely Vernier Compass, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, original lacquered instrument with 7-in. dia. silvered dial with fleur-de-lis representing north, dual spirit levels, outkeeper and more ...
William J. Young Vernier Compass
Lot: 402Sold for: $338$275William J. Young Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-40, 6-in. engraved dial with silvered outer scale, blued-steel needle, marked "W. J. Young Maker/Patent/Philadelphia," outkeeper more ...
Benjamin Stancliffe Vernier Compass
Lot: 403Sold for: $431$350Benjamin Stancliffe Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6-in. dia. silvered dial marked "B. Stancliffe Philada/Warranted," (lacking needle),vernier with adjustment and needle lifter on more ...
John Heilig Brass Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 404Sold for: $3,998$3,250John Heilig Brass Surveyor's Compass, c. 1800, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 7-in. silvered dial engraved with a fleur-de-lis representing north, raised brass center boss engraved "John Heilig. more ...
Knox & Shain Wye Level for W.B. Throop
Lot: 405Sold for: $185$150Knox & Shain Wye Level for W.B. Throop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, no. 916, original lacquered instrument with 16-in. scope, fine focusing knob, and spirit level below, main arm engraved "Knox & more ...
Emile Parfait Stationary Engine
Lot: 406Sold for: $1,230$1,000Emile Parfait Stationary Engine, Paris, 19th century, bench-made case with mounted glass display window enclosing the 9-in. aluminum-spoked flywheel and cams that run by a small AC motor mounted to more ...
Scratch-built Wooden Patent Model of a Railcar
Lot: 407Sold for: $923$750Scratch-built Wooden Patent Model of a Railcar, reportedly for the Wagner Palace Car Company, New York, late 19th century, one side of model with exterior cladding and stylized stained glass more ...
Miniature Lacquered Brass Stationary Engine
Lot: 408Sold for: $584$475Miniature Lacquered Brass Stationary Engine, four turned and tapered legs below the dual pistons flanking the 3-in. dia. spoked wheel, mounted to a wooden base with glass dome, instrument ht. 4 more ...
English Live Steam 4-6-0 Locomotive and Tender
Lot: 409Sold for: $2,337$1,900English Live Steam 4-6-0 Locomotive and Tender, c. 1900-30, 3-in. gauge brass and burgundy-painted engine with boiler, pressure gauges, twin cylinders, water cocks, visible rivets, and simple more ...