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Boardman & Wells Mahogany Veneer Mirrored Shelf Clock
Lot: 1286Sold for: $38$30Boardman & Wells Mahogany Veneer Mirrored Shelf Clock, ht. 26, wd. 15 1/2 in. ...
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Unusual Julius Hanks Vernier Surveyor's Compasses
Lot: 296Sold for: $2,706$2,200Unusual Julius Hanks Vernier Surveyor's Compasses, Gibbonsville, New York, c. 1808-25, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "J. Hanks" with fleur-de-lis representing north, spirit level and ...
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W. & L.E. Gurley Patent Solar Attachment
Lot: 297Sold for: $984$800W. & L.E. Gurley Patent Solar Attachment, West Troy, New York, c. 1875, unmarked instrument with scale from 0-30 with vernier, housed in its original mahogany box. Note: According to Bill ...
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Seventeen Surveyor's Compass Needles
Lot: 298Sold for: $400$325Seventeen Surveyor's Compass Needles, lg. 3 to 5 1/2 in. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Collection of Gurley Catalogs
Lot: 299Sold for: $861$700Collection of Gurley Catalogs, bulletins, "Electrical and Mechanical Apparatus" catalogs, service books, and a book on the Gurley history. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Three Sets of W. & L.E. Gurley Meter Chains
Lot: 300Sold for: $554$450Three Sets of W. & L.E. Gurley Meter Chains, two no. 12 and a no. 8 steel or iron chain, brass handles marked with maker, and brass figure-eight tallies. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Oscar Hanks Circumferentor
Lot: 301Sold for: $1,599$1,300Oscar Hanks Circumferentor, Troy, New York, c. 1834-45, 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved brass dial marked "O. Hanks/Troy, N.Y./Patent," single vernier, compass ring with two inset spirit levels, locking ...
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Julius Hanks Bow Compass
Lot: 302Sold for: $9,225$7,500Julius Hanks Bow Compass, Troy, New York, c. 1834-45, 6 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial, slide weight blued-steel needle, inset bubble level, marked "J. Hanks Patent/Troy, N.Y.," 12-in. dia. replaced ...
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Two W. & L.E. Gurley Engineer's Chains
Lot: 303Sold for: $215$175Two W. & L.E. Gurley Engineer's Chains, 50 and 100 foot no. 12 gauge steel, brass handles marked with maker's name, brass tallies with fingers, 1-foot links with brazed loops and oval rings. ...
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William H. Skerritt Collection of Miscellaneous Gurley Instruments and Parts
Lot: 304Sold for: $615$500William H. Skerritt Collection of Miscellaneous Gurley Instruments and Parts, plumb bobs, surveyor's chain tape, tallies, spyglass, levels, rules, weights, tangent screws, and telegraph and other ...
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W. & L.E. Gurley Light Mountain Solar Transit
Lot: 305Sold for: $2,952$2,400W. & L.E. Gurley Light Mountain Solar Transit, Troy, New York, c. 1885, 4 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked as above, 7 3/4-in. scope mounted to "A"-frame standards, spring-opposed tangent ...
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Julius Hanks Surveyor's Plain and Vernier Compasses
Lot: 306Sold for: $523$425Julius Hanks Surveyor's Plain and Vernier Compasses, Troy, New York, c. 1808-34, plain compass with a 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked "J. Hanks/Troy," fleur-de-lis representing north, ...
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Two Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Current Meters.
Lot: 307Sold for: $215$175Two Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Current Meters. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Collection of 19th and 20th Century W. & L.E. Gurley Solar Ephemeris Catalogs
Lot: 308Sold for: $185$150Collection of 19th and 20th Century W. & L.E. Gurley Solar Ephemeris Catalogs, 1888 through 1901 catalogs and two flyers. Note: According to Bill Skerritt's notes, the 1876 manual belonged to ...
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Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Photographic Material
Lot: 309Sold for: $584$475Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Photographic Material, black-and-white images of instruments, field shots, 35mm shots of instruments, Gurley employees, and shop images. Provenance: William H. ...
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W. & L.E. Gurley Pocket Compass with Telescope Attachment
Lot: 310Sold for: $2,706$2,200W. & L.E. Gurley Pocket Compass with Telescope Attachment, Troy, New York, c. 1890, 5 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial marked as above with dual inset spirit levels, folding vanes, and telescope sighting ...
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Andrew Meneely Plain Surveyor's Compass
Lot: 311Sold for: $492$400Andrew 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, ...
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Collection of 19th Century William Gurley and Associated Instrument Patents
Lot: 312Sold for: $1,968$1,600Collection of 19th Century William Gurley and Associated Instrument Patents, including William Schmoltz, Improvement in Solar and Transit Instruments, dated December 24th, 1867. Provenance: ...
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Collection of Gurley Family and Factory Worker Photographs
Lot: 313Sold for: $1,046$850Collection of Gurley Family and Factory Worker Photographs, four small photographs with men and their instruments, portraits of Mr. Gurley, 1868 image of the Gurley factory workers, along with ...
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Andrew Meneely's Sons Vernier Compass
Lot: 314Sold for: $492$400Andrew Meneely's Sons Vernier Compass, West Troy, New York, c. 1853-60, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial marked as above, with fleur-de-lis representing north, dual spirit levels and vernier, 7 ...
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Four Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Miner's Dip Needles
Lot: 315Sold for: $523$425Four Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Miner's Dip Needles, Troy, New York, early 20th century, 4-in. dia. dials. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Group of W. & L.E. Gurley Shop Tools
Lot: 316Sold for: $677$550Group of W. & L.E. Gurley Shop Tools, a cased bronze standard meter no. 111092, two sets of curves, a planimeter no. 850, cased steel rule, and a Starrett no. 199 master precision level. ...
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Five Architectural Images of the Gurley Factory
Lot: 317Sold for: $185$150Five Architectural Images of the Gurley Factory, early architectural scale drawing by Dudley, architect of the facade of the four-story building, pencil drawing of W. & L.E. Gurley factory, an early ...
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Archival Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Material Compiled by William Skerritt
Lot: 318Sold for: $431$350Archival Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Material Compiled by William Skerritt, bonds. patents, drawings, index cards of instruments, numbered index paper cards of machinist drawings possibly from ...
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Three Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Pocket Compasses
Lot: 319Sold for: $523$425Three Cased W. & L.E. Gurley Pocket Compasses, all housed in wooden fitted boxes, two with paper labels. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Two W. & L.E. Gurley High Post Alidades
Lot: 320Sold for: $984$800Two W. & L.E. Gurley High Post Alidades, serial no. 12791 with an 11 1/2-in. scope, trough compass mounts to a 16 x 3-in. blade, case contains plummet, right-angle prism eyepiece, sunshade, ...
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Two W. & L.E. Gurley Compasses
Lot: 321Sold for: $1,353$1,100Two W. & L.E. Gurley Compasses, Troy, New York, 6-in. dia. railroad vernier compass with engraved dial reading as above, dual vernier scales, spirit levels, locking and adjustment knobs below, ...
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Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Measures and Weights
Lot: 322Sold for: $738$600Collection of W. & L.E. Gurley Measures and Weights, cased set of liquid measures, miscellaneous weights, and an assay balance. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Pen and Ink Drawing of Five Compass Cards
Lot: 323Sold for: $338$275Pen and Ink Drawing of Five Compass Cards, by R.T. McKee dated 3-9-64, 18 x 15 in. Provenance: William H. Skerritt. ...
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Andrew Meneely's Sons Vernier Compass No. 5112
Lot: 324Sold for: $738$600Andrew Meneely's Sons Vernier Compass No. 5112, West Troy, New York, c. 1851-53, 6 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered compass with pierced blued needle marked "A. Meneely's Sons/West Troy, N.Y./No. ...