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with detail<br />
195.<br />
Richard Patten Brass Surveying Compass and Tripod, New York,<br />
c. 1825, with 4 1/4-in. dia. engraved silvered dial signed Rich d Patten,<br />
New York, engraved star pattern with compass points in block lettering<br />
and a fleur-de-lis at north, needle ring engraved 0-90 in four quadrants,<br />
blued-steel hand, brass lifter, spirit level, vanes, dovetailed carrying case<br />
and original tripod, lg. of instrument 11 in.<br />
Note: According to Smart, The Makers of Surveying Instruments<br />
in America since 1700, Vol. I, p. 114, Richard Patten is listed as a<br />
mathematical instrument maker in the New York Directories from 1813-<br />
1840.<br />
$2,000-3,000<br />
196.<br />
Surveyor’s Compass by Richard Patten, New York, with a 5-in.<br />
engraved silvered dial signed Rich Patten, New York, Warranted,<br />
cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis representing north, needle<br />
ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, dual spirit levels, and sighting<br />
vanes, lg. 14 1/4 in.<br />
$600-800<br />
197.<br />
2 1/4-inch Telescope and Tripod, France, c. 1900, unmarked fourdraw<br />
brass tube with shutter dust cover on eyepiece and brass cover<br />
on objective end, oak tripod and brass holder, lg. of tube extended<br />
approximately 40 in.<br />
$150-200<br />
198.<br />
Surveyor’s Transit by Buff & Buff Manufacturing Company, Boston,<br />
No. 10934, painted brass frame with a 10 1/4-in. telescope and spirit<br />
level mounted below, 4-in. silvered compass dial with maker’s name<br />
and serial number, vernier read-out, spirit levels, mahogany dovetailed<br />
case, metal tag on top reading in part BUFF, Trade Mark, Boston Mass,<br />
printed paper labels inside, and a tripod; together with a Keuffell &<br />
Esser surveying stick, lg. 66 1/2 in.<br />
$300-500<br />
199.<br />
Brass Surveyor’s Cross Attributed to Stanley, London, the 3 1/2-in.<br />
dia. brass drum, inset silver scale below calibrated 0-360, compass<br />
bearings in block letters against a black background, silvered needle<br />
ring calibrated 0-360 degrees and sighting slots every 90 degrees, ht.<br />
7 3/8 in.<br />
$700-900<br />
200.<br />
Brass Telescope by Dolland, London, England, inscribed Dolland,<br />
London at eyepiece end, 2 1/2-in. subject lens with a 1 1/4-in. draw<br />
tube, lens adjustment knob on right side of the body, tapered 12-in.<br />
cylindrical base that screws to a brass mounting collar on mahogany<br />
tripod, lg. 37 3/4 in.<br />
$800-1,200<br />
online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com<br />
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