12-01-201212-01-2012
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
2623MMarlborough
December 1, 2012 10:00 AMCalender

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  • H. Morin Surveyor's Cross

    H. Morin Surveyor's Cross

    Lot: 61
    Unsold  

    H. Morin Surveyor's Cross, Paris, 3 1/2-in. dia. brass drum engraved H. Morin 3 rue Boursault (Ateliers H. Morin & Gensse) a Paris, inset silver scale below calibrated 0-360, compass bearings in more ...

  • James Queen & Co. Surveyor's Compass

    James Queen & Co. Surveyor's Compass

    Lot: 62
    Sold for: $180$150

    James Queen & Co. Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 4-in. silvered dial marked Jas. W. Queen & Co. Phila., with cardinal points in block letters and fleur-de-lis representing more ...

  • Two Brass Instruments

    Two Brass Instruments

    Lot: 63
    Sold for: $2,400$2,000

    Two Brass Instruments, a W. & L.E. Gurley brass bow tie-shaped case containing a compass needle and a scale 0 plus/minus 15, and a goniometer with a circular scale. more ...

  • W. & S. Jones Brass Surveyor's Transit

    W. & S. Jones Brass Surveyor's Transit

    Lot: 64
    Sold for: $480$400

    W. & S. Jones Brass Surveyor's Transit, Holborn, London, 19th century, the 7 1/2-in. telescope with rack focusing, bubble level, vertical half circle with silvered scale divided 0-90 with rack more ...

  • Three Compasses

    Three Compasses

    Lot: 65
    Sold for: $240$200

    Three Compasses, including a brass surveyor's compass with a 4-in. silvered dial, needle ring calibrated 0-360, hinged sighting vanes with a ball-and-socket shaft; a brass and copper frame dip more ...

  • Seven Compasses

    Seven Compasses

    Lot: 66
    Sold for: $338$275

    Seven Compasses, a 2-in. brass-cased pocket sundial compass, a 3-in. card compass by Spencer & Co. London, a 2 1/2-in. compass enclosed in a mahogany box, and four other brass-cased compasses. more ...

  • U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass

    U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass

    Lot: 67
    Sold for: $150$125

    U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass, 1941 Lionel Corporation, New York, copper and glass box with bail handle and external kerosene compartment, compass card suspended in liquid with cardinal points in block more ...

  • Stanley Brass and Gray-painted Surveyor's Compass

    Stanley Brass and Gray-painted Surveyor's Compass

    Lot: 68
    Unsold  

    Stanley Brass and Gray-painted Surveyor's Compass, London, no. 62253, the 6 5/8-in. silvered dial with scale calibrated 0-360, index arm with dual verniers calibrated 0-60, dual circular bubble more ...

  • Wooden Theodolite Trade Sign

    Wooden Theodolite Trade Sign

    Lot: 69
    Sold for: $480$400

    Wooden Theodolite Trade Sign, 20th century, gold painted large scale model with turned and rotating elements, brass mounts, center compass marked W A Mason & Son, Surveyors. Established 1839, more ...

  • Fry & Shaw Brass Surveyor's Compass

    Fry & Shaw Brass Surveyor's Compass

    Lot: 70
    Sold for: $584$475

    Fry & Shaw Brass Surveyor's Compass, New York, 19th century, the 4 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial marked Fry & Shaw 222 Water St. New York, cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis more ...

  • J. Pool Brass Surveyor's Compass

    J. Pool Brass Surveyor's Compass

    Lot: 71
    Sold for: $1,080$900

    J. Pool Brass Surveyor's Compass, Easton, Massachusetts, 19th century, the 6-in. engraved silvered dial marked J. Pool & Co., Easton, Mass., floral decorated "North" star, outer ring calibrated 0-90 more ...

  • Surveyor's Compass by H.M. Pool and a Roby Heath Surveyor's Pole

    Surveyor's Compass by H.M. Pool and a Roby Heath Surveyor's Pole

    Lot: 72
    Sold for: $720$600

    Surveyor's Compass by H.M. Pool and a Roby Heath Surveyor's Pole, Easton, Massachusetts, compass with a 4 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial signed H. M. Pool, Easton Mass. cardinal points in block more ...

  • B. Pike & Sons Brass Surveyor's Compass

    B. Pike & Sons Brass Surveyor's Compass

    Lot: 73
    Sold for: $523$425

    B. Pike & Sons Brass Surveyor's Compass, New York, 5 1/4-in. engraved silvered dial signed B. Pikes & Sons, 518 Broadway, N.Y., cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis representing north, more ...

  • F.W. & R. King Surveyor's Vernier Compass

    F.W. & R. King Surveyor's Vernier Compass

    Lot: 74
    Sold for: $960$800

    F.W. & R. King Surveyor's Vernier Compass, Baltimore, Maryland, 6-in. engraved silvered dial signed F W & R King, Succ.(rs) to Ja.(s)/Baltimore/Warranted, cardinal points in block letters, more ...

  • Thomas Jones Double-frame Brass Sextant

    Thomas Jones Double-frame Brass Sextant

    Lot: 75
    Sold for: $1,020$850

    Thomas Jones Double-frame Brass Sextant, Liverpool, England, the double "A" frame with slivered scale calibrated 0-140 and marked Thomas Jones, Liverpool, sliding index arm with vernier and more ...

  • Levy J. Marks 8-inch Brass Sextant

    Levy J. Marks 8-inch Brass Sextant

    Lot: 76
    Sold for: $270$225

    Levy J. Marks 8-inch Brass Sextant, Newport, England, pierced painted cast metal and brass frame, inscribed Levy J. Marks Newport below inset silver scale, vernier scale calibrated 0-15 with more ...

  • Reproduction Stanley G.T. Turnstile 4-inch Brass Sextant

    Reproduction Stanley G.T. Turnstile 4-inch Brass Sextant

    Lot: 77
    Sold for: $180$150

    Reproduction Stanley G.T. Turnstile 4-inch Brass Sextant, London, pierced brass frame with silvered dial calibrated 0-120 degrees, vernier scale divided 0-30, right arm inscribed Stanley G.T. more ...

  • C. Plath 6 1/2-inch Sextant

    C. Plath 6 1/2-inch Sextant

    Lot: 78
    Sold for: $780$650

    C. Plath 6 1/2-inch Sextant, Hamburg, Germany, with pierced frame, scale calibrated 0-137, marked Made in Germany, index arm, adjustable magnifier, vernier knob marked 0-60, multiple sun shades, more ...

  • U.S. Navy Sextant

    U.S. Navy Sextant

    Lot: 79
    Sold for: $270$225

    U.S. Navy Sextant, Bendix Aviation Corporation, c. 1944, pierced frame, 6-in. index arm with vernier knob marked 0-60, scale calibrated 0-145, multiple sun shades, horizon mirror, and an 8-in. more ...

  • Spencer & Co. Ebony Octant

    Spencer & Co. Ebony Octant

    Lot: 80
    Sold for: $660$550

    Spencer & Co. Ebony Octant, London, 11-in. radius with bone maker's plaque marked Spencer & Co. London, scale calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with vernier (lacking bone scale),sighting pinnula, more ...

  • Ebony and Brass Octant

    Ebony and Brass Octant

    Lot: 81
    Sold for: $277$225

    Ebony and Brass Octant, 19th century, 14-in. radius with bone scale calibrated 0-100, brass thumbscrew under vernier for fine adjustments, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, three sun shades, lacking more ...

  • Three Brass and Steel Sextants

    Three Brass and Steel Sextants

    Lot: 82
    Sold for: $720$600

    Three Brass and Steel Sextants, 19th/20th century, a H. Hughes & Son Ltd. London, a C. Plath Hamburg and an unmarked one, all with pierced frames, inset silvered scales, index arms in various more ...

  • Two Brass Sextants

    Two Brass Sextants

    Lot: 83
    Sold for: $240$200

    Two Brass Sextants, London, one marked Heath & Co. New Eltham. London. S.E.9. on the inset silvered scale, divided 0-150, 8-in. index arm with magnifier and vernier, mirror, and sun shades, more ...

  • Spencer Browning & Co. Ebony Octant

    Spencer Browning & Co. Ebony Octant

    Lot: 84
    Sold for: $780$650

    Spencer Browning & Co. Ebony Octant, London, 10-in. radius with bone maker's plaque marked Spencer Browning & Co. London, scale calibrated 0-100, brass index arm with vernier scale marked 0-20, bone more ...

  • 3 1/2-inch Sextant by Henry Hughes & Son

    3 1/2-inch Sextant by Henry Hughes & Son

    Lot: 85
    Sold for: $246$200

    3 1/2-inch Sextant by Henry Hughes & Son, London, no. 6B/177, the black-painted instrument with silvered dial calibrated 0-110, vernier, circular fine adjustment knob, multiple sun shades, horizon more ...

  • Miniature Brass Sextant

    Miniature Brass Sextant

    Lot: 86
    Sold for: $240$200

    Miniature Brass Sextant, with a pierced frame, inset silvered scale calibrated 0-130, 3-in. index arm with vernier window, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, sun shades, and a bone handle. more ...

  • Henry Hughes & Son 7-inch Brass Sextant

    Henry Hughes & Son 7-inch Brass Sextant

    Lot: 87
    Sold for: $510$425

    Henry Hughes & Son 7-inch Brass Sextant, London, pierced frame marked Henry Hughes & Son, 59 Fenchurch St. London, inset silvered scale calibrated 0-140, index arm with fine adjustment knob, vernier more ...

  • Stanley London Pocket Sextant

    Stanley London Pocket Sextant

    Lot: 88
    Sold for: $308$250

    Stanley London Pocket Sextant, c. 1918, brass-body instrument marked Stanley London No. 3764 1918, with two swing-out filters, sliding internal sun filters for the pinhole sight, inlaid silvered more ...

  • Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony Octant

    Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony Octant

    Lot: 89
    Sold for: $510$425

    Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony Octant, London, 11-in. radius with bone maker's plaque marked Spencer Barrett & Co., London scale calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with vernier scale marked 0-20, more ...

  • G. Heath 10-inch Ebony Octant

    G. Heath 10-inch Ebony Octant

    Lot: 90
    Sold for: $660$550

    G. Heath 10-inch Ebony Octant, London, with bone maker's plaque marked G. Heath London, bone scale calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with magnifier and vernier scale divide 0-20, brass thumbscrew more ...

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