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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Unusual James R. Reed & Co. Gimbaled Surveyor's Compass

Sell one like this
$738$600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3147MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Unusual James R. Reed & Co. Gimbaled Surveyor's Compass, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1849, lacquered brass instrument with gimbaled 5 1/2-in. dia. engraved silvered dial reading "James R. reed & Co./Pittsburgh, Pa./No. 182," internal vernier and circular level, blued-steel needle, and engraved with cardinal and intercardinal points, short sighting vanes and a vertical arc engraved with scale from 90-0-90 with the integrated vernier, lg. 14 in.
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

reed & Co, Pittsburgh