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186.Thomas Hutchinson Balch Surveying Compass, Newburyport,Massachusetts, c. 1800, the painted birch frame with 5 1/2-in. dia.compass card marked at the center , Thos. H. Balch Maker, StateStreet, Newburyport, fleur-de-lis at north, cardinal points in block letters,needle ring around the perimeter, steel hand, two sighting vanes andwooden tripod collar, lg. 16 in.$200-300193.Phelps & Gurley Brass Vernier Surveyor’s Compass, Troy, NewYork, with 6-in. dia. silvered brass dial engraved Phelps & Gurley-Troy, N.Y., cardinal points in block lettering and fleur-de-lis at North,blued steel hand, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, vernieradjustment, sight vanes, dual spirit levels and carrying case with printedpaper maker’s label inside lid, lg. of instrument, 16 in.$300-500187.Unsigned Walnut Surveying Compass, New England, c. 1800, 6-in.dia. card marked by engraver Callender scp., American eagle andFederal shield at North and American Indian at East, cardinal points inblock lettering, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued steelhand and wooden tripod collar, lg. 15 in.$300-400188.Brass and Wood Circumferentor, American, late 18th century, the7 1/2-in. dia. maple circle with brass ring around the circumferencecalibrated 0-45 in eight segments, brass sighting vane with centralthumb screw pivot, inset blued steel needle under glass with brasskeeper, thumbscrew for keeper function and socket for tripodattachment on the underside all in an associated coopered box, dia. 9in.$400-600189.Stephen Dod, Brass Surveying Compass, Newark, New Jersey, c.1820, with 16-in. telescope and top mounted spirit level and 5 1/2-in.engraved silvered dial signed S. Dod, Newark, fleur-de-lis at North, Eastand South indicated by block letters, West with needle lifter, blued steelneedle, outer ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, inset spirit level,removable sighting vanes and walnut carrying case, lg. boxed 16 3/4 in.Note: According to Drost, Clocks and Watches of New Jersey, p. 104,Stephen Dod (1770-1855) moved to Newark in 1817 where he was inthe business of real estate and surveying. His maps of Newark drawnfrom his own surveys, appear in all Newark city directories from 1847-1863.$2,500-4,500190.Brass Transit, unmarked, c. 1900, with 8-in. telescope with silveredelevation scales and magnifiers, centrally mounted compass, 360degree silvered dial with magnifiers, multiple spirit levels, levelingthumbscrew adjustment and tripod mount, with an associated camphorbox, ht. 14 in.$200-300191.C.L. Berger Transit-Level, Boston, Massachusetts, the black anodizedframe with spirit level, applied name plaque, calibrated altitude andhorizontal circle with vernier, 10-in. sighting scope, carrying case, brassplumb bob and instruction booklet, ht. of instrument 11 in.$150-250192.C.L. Berger Surveying Transit, Boston, Massachusetts, the blackanodized frame with 4-in. dia. compass with cardinal points in blocklettering and signed by maker, spirit levels, silvered and engravedaltitude and horizontal scales with vernier read-out, 11 1/2-in.telescope, tripod mount and carrying case with maker’s label, ht. ofinstrument 15 in.$200-400193A.Boxed Brass Transit, W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, mid to late19th century, with silvered dial marked with the maker’s name, twolevels, and thumbscrew adjustment on the vernier readout, in fitted box.$200-400194.Boxed Brass Compass, with brass spring-loaded case, 5 1/2-in.glazed opening with stationary dial divided 0-360, cardinal points inblock letters and multi-prong needle, box approx. 9 in. square.$100-200195.Brass Pocket Sextant, unmarked, 20th century, the 3 1/2-in. dia. casewith knurled rims, screw thread cap which opens to reveal the silvereddial calibrated 0-120, magnifier, sun shades and internal sighting scope.$200-300196.Brass Wye Level by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, signed inblock lettering on the support limb, 20-in. telescope with lens covers,calibrated spirit level, thumb screw adjustments, original walnut carryingcase with printed maker’s label inside the lid.$200-300197.Brass Transit by Kolesch, New York City, anodized frame with 4-inchsilvered compass dial signed Kolesch & Co., New York City, bluedsteel needle, 9-in. telescope, dual spirit levels, vernier scales withthumb screw adjustment and original walnut carrying case with printedshipping and operating instructions, ht. 11 in.$200-300198.Group of Seven Surveyor Tripods and Four Sticks, of various forms,size and condition.$100-150199.Three Folding Field Compasses, all with folding lids and sights,needle rings, spirit level and blued steel needle and Natural Sine Charton the reverse, two in brass, the third, an anodized example markedStanley London, together with a brass and beveled glass instrumentmarked C.J. Simmons, London with silvered scale calibrated 0-40 intwo quadrants, electrical contacts and coils.$100-150200.Two Surveyor’s Transits, including a stippled black finish BergerInstruments optical plummet transit level with 12-in. telescope,horizontal circles with vernier read out, vertical arc with locking andtripod mount, the other with gray finish, 14-inch telescope and nameplate stating David White Company, Milwaukee.$100-150online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com39