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W.J. Young Railroad Goniometer
Lot: 1345Estimate: $700 - $900W.J. Young Railroad Goniometer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two independently rotating 9-in. scopes (lacking lenses) 7-in. dia. engraved horizontal plate reading "Wm .J. Young/Maker/Philadelphia.," ...
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Four 19th Century Spyglasses
Lot: 1044Sold for: $277$225Four 19th Century Spyglasses, James Queen & Co., Philadelphia, three-draw scope; a mahogany-cased example marked "Stieren Pittsburgh"; a "W.H Walmsley & Co."; and an unmarked scope. ...
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R & J Beck Monocular Microscope
Lot: 1050Sold for: $148$120R & J Beck Monocular Microscope, London, no. 9170, cased field microscope with screw-mount main tube, square stage, rack-and-pinion adjustment, and mirror below, base engraved as above, all housed ...
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Unmarked Watchmaker's Lathe
Lot: 293Sold for: $461$375Unmarked Watchmaker's Lathe, with a 6-in. rail, head and tail stock, and hand-crank pulley, mounted to a later board. Provenance: Richard Miller Collection. ...
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Collection of Watchmaker's Lathes and Lathe Accessories
Lot: 294Sold for: $400$325Collection of Watchmaker's Lathes and Lathe Accessories, lathe beds, tail stocks, cross slide, and chucks. Provenance: Richard Miller Collection. ...
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Two Cased Watchmaker's Staking Sets
Lot: 295Sold for: $277$225Two Cased Watchmaker's Staking Sets, one by Kendrick & Davis from Lebanon, New Hampshire, "Inverto No. 17"; and one by West Lake, both housed in their original fitted boxes. Provenance: ...
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J. Diamond Vernier Compass
Lot: 341Sold for: $431$350J. Diamond Vernier Compass, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, no. 60, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "J. Diamond/Pittsburgh, Pa.," with fleur-de-lis representing north, silvered vernier scale, ...
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Two Thomas Whitney Surveyor's Compasses
Lot: 342Sold for: $461$375Two Thomas Whitney Surveyor's Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, both with 5 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial engraved "T. Whitney/Maker/Philadelphia," vernier compass no. 365 with new sighting vanes, ...
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William J. Young Gentleman's Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 343Sold for: $461$375William J. Young Gentleman's Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, no. 3704, 5-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "Wm. J. Young/Maker/3704/Philadelphia," blued needle, brass locking ...
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William J. Young "Burt's Solar Compass,"
Lot: 344Sold for: $3,998$3,250William 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 ...
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William Dean Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 345Sold for: $492$400William Dean Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved eight-point rose with center reading "W. Dean/Philad Fecit," and fleur-de-lis representing ...
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W. & L.E. Gurley Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 346Sold for: $400$325W. & L.E. Gurley Surveyor's Compass, Ja. W. Queen & Co. Agents, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial reading "W. & L.E. Gurley/Troy, N.Y.," and in the center "Ja. W. ...
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Two Knox & Shain Vernier Compasses
Lot: 347Sold for: $554$450Two Knox & Shain Vernier Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 5 1/2-in. dia. dials marked with maker's name, blued needle, outkeepers, and circular spirit levels, one housed in ...
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James W. Queen Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 348Sold for: $523$425James W. Queen Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. mid-19th century, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial reading "Jas. W. Queen, Philada/Warranted," fleur-de-lis representing north, ...
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William Helfricht Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 349Sold for: $584$475William Helfricht Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial with acanthus-style leaf representing north and reading "Warranted" and "Wm. ...
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James Foster Jr. & Co. Vernier Compass
Lot: 350Sold for: $492$400James Foster Jr. & Co. Vernier Compass, Cincinnati, Ohio, 6-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked as above with fleur-de-lis representing north, circular spirit level mounted on south arm and ...
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Early James Reed Vernier Compass
Lot: 351Sold for: $431$350Early James Reed Vernier Compass, Washington, Pennsylvania, no. L1, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial with raised center engraved "No. L 1," and "J. Reed Washington, Pa." at the southern ...
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Blydenburgh & Giles Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 352Sold for: $461$375Blydenburgh & Giles Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 5 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial marked "Blydenburgh & Giles/Maker/Philada," eight-line rose with fleur-de-lis ...
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Charles F. Helfricht Vernier Compass
Lot: 353Sold for: $554$450Charles F. Helfricht Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, first half 19th century, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "Charles F. Helfricht/Philadelphia," fleur-de-lis representing ...
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Two Edmund Draper Surveyor's Pocket Compasses
Lot: 354Sold for: $461$375Two Edmund Draper Surveyor's Pocket Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one with 3-in. dia. silvered dial engraved with maker's name, blued needle and lifter bar, folding vanes, housed in a ...
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United States Coast Survey No. 41 Alidade
Lot: 355Sold for: $2,091$1,700United States Coast Survey No. 41 Alidade, first quarter 20th century, lacquered brass high-post alidade with a 15-in. scope, vertical arc calibrated 30-0-30 with vernier, circular spirit level ...
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William Wurdemann U.S. Engineer Bureau Level No. 2
Lot: 356Sold for: $1,107$900William Wurdemann U.S. Engineer Bureau Level No. 2, Washington, DC, c. 1864, 18-in. lacquered brass scope with fine adjustment knob, and spirit level below, anodized frame with left/right fine ...
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Arnold & Co. Vernier Compass
Lot: 357Sold for: $461$375Arnold & Co. Vernier Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 5 1/4-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "Arnold & Co./Philadelphia," blued needle with central lifter, circular ...
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William E. Stieren Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 358Sold for: $369$300William E. Stieren Surveyor's Compass, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 6 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial marked "Wm. E. Stieren/Maker/Pittsburgh, Pa. 1183," with blued needle and fleur-de-lis ...
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Two Queen & Co. Compasses
Lot: 359Sold for: $584$475Two Queen & Co. Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1900, a vernier railroad compass with a 6 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial marked with maker's name and "6643," internal horizontal angle ...
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Joseph R. Harbeson Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 360Sold for: $523$425Joseph R. Harbeson Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, 5 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial with fleur-de-lis representing north, engraved in script "Jos. R. ...
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George J. Heisely Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 361Sold for: $369$300George J. Heisely Surveyor's Compass, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 6-in. dia. engraved silvered dial with eight-line rose, engraved in script "G.J. Heisely Harrisburg," fleur-de-lis representing north, ...
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Benjamin Rittenhouse Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 362Sold for: $3,075$2,500Benjamin Rittenhouse Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, 5 1/4-in. dia. eight-point engraved rose with east-west reversed, fleur-de-lis representing north, blued ...
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Fauth & Company Surveyor's Theodolite
Lot: 363Sold for: $2,337$1,900Fauth & Company Surveyor's Theodolite, Washington, DC, 1937, green-painted brass instrument with 19-in. long scope and 1 3/4-in. dia. objective lens, mounted to a "U"-shaped receptacle, tapered ...
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Heller & Brightly "Sun Flower" Surveyor's Instrument
Lot: 364Sold for: $338$275Heller & Brightly "Sun Flower" Surveyor's Instrument, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 13-in. dia. engraved circle marked in four quadrants, and "no. 8287" on the central cross-section, 360 degree ...