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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 11, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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W. & L.E. Gurley No. 47 Surveyor's Solar Transit

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$3,998$3,250
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3295MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 11, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

W. & L.E. Gurley No. 47 Surveyor's Solar Transit, Troy, New York, c. 1912, 5 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial reading "W.& L. E. Gurley, Troy, N.Y./11576," with dual vernier windows, "A"-frame supports with vertical engraved circle, 11-in. scope, Burt's solar attachment, latitude level, and plumb bob, all housed in its original mahogany fitted box marked "11576," instrument ht. 15 1/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Robert Erwin, Decatur, Illinois, April 1993; sold September 9, 1911, to Paul Daenicke, Peoria, Illinois.


Provenance: William H. Skerritt.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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Keywords

Robert Erwin, William H. Skerritt, Paul Daenicke, Decatur, Peoria, Troy