Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2527MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 20, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Surveyor's Transit by W. & L. E. Gurley, Troy, New York, No. 13289, gunmetal and brass finish, 8 1/4 in. telescope with rack focus, 4 1/2-inch dia. silvered compass dial signed by maker and numbered, cardinal points in block letters, needle dial calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued steel hand, dual spirit levels, vernier read out and geared adjustment, brass leveling screws for tripod attachment, in a wooden carrying case with maker's trade card inside lid, ht. of instrument, approximately 12 in.
Estimate $400-600