09-11-200409-12-2004
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2248
September 11, 2004 12:00 PMCalender
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Surveyor's Vernier Compass by George Leighton Whitehouse

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$2,350$2,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2248Location: BoltonDate / Time: September 11, 2004 12:00PM

Description:

Surveyor's Vernier Compass by George Leighton Whitehouse, Dover, New Hampshire, with 5 1/2-inch diameter compass card divided 0-90 in four quadrants, brass needle clamp, mahogany body on straight maple arm with two bubble-levels (one inset),bone vernier with screw-thread adjustment, two horizontal sights mounted below the arm and two vertical sight vanes, lg. 14 in., in fitted green-painted box.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

Keywords

George Leighton Whitehouse, Surveyor , New Hampshire, Dover