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Antique & Vintage
Surveying Instruments
Antique surveying instruments, including transits, theodilites, compasses
and other forms of v intage surveying instruments hold a special interest for us. Our focus both
in buying and selling
these interesting scientific artifacts is primarily focused on vintage
surveying instruments of American origin. We are especially looking
for earlier 19th century instruments and more unusual forms such as
solar or mining transits.
Some of the different forms and examples of antique surveying
instruments we are interested in are discussed on the
Brief History page.
The different types of antique &
vintage surveying instruments we primarily deal in, and typically
sell are discussed there. Please take a look.
There you will see many types of antique surveying instruments
and a brief history of their development. We are always interested
in buying or helping you sell similar instruments if you have something
of interest.
Telescopes &
Unusual Instruments & Equipm ent
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- 1859 Gordon Patent Protractor / Goniometer
- Dolland / London Early 19th Century 45" Telescope
on Brass Queen Anne Tripod Base in a Richard Patten NY Labeled Box
Vintage & Antique
Transits / Theodilites
Solar Transits / Mining Transits
& More
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- C. L. Burger & Sons Solar Transit
w/ Buff & Berger
Pearson Patent Solar Attachment
- Keuffel & Esser #5081 1/2 Engineers Mining Transit
w/ Interchangeable Top or Side Mount Secondary Telescope
- Gurley 19th Century Surveyor's
Transit w/ Straight Leg A Frame Standards / box & Tripod
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Gurley #28 Light Mountain Transit 19th Century Surveyor's
Transit w/ leather covered box & Tripod
- Buff & Buff Engineers Transit w/ Box
- 19th Century William Stackpole
Surveyor's Transit
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Buff & Berger #2 Light Mountain
Size Transit Serial # 175
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Buff & Buff Small Expedition Size
Transit SOLD!
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Small Expedition Size Gurley Transit
w/ Double Maker Marks SOLD!
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Hilderberg Freiberg Theodolite
w/ Striding Level / Aux Compass / Box w/ Accessories / 3 Point Leveling
Head & Tripod
WWII Japanese Vintage
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Fennel / Kassel Builders Level / Transit A
Good User
- Knox & Shain Philadelphia Maker
Surveying Transit
Surveying Compasses &
Wye
/ Dumpy & Engineers Levels
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Pre 1880 Gurley Single Vernier Railroad Compass
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Gurley Vernier Compass w/ 6" Needle
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Double Marked Gurley / James Queen / Agent
Surveying Compass
SOLD!!
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Gurley #318
Small Plain Sighting Compass w/ Box & Staff Fitting
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Unmarked Gurley #316 Plain Compass in Wooden Box
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K & E 18" Railroad or
Engineer's Wye Level
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Gurley 18" Engineer's
Wye Level SOLD!
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Buff & Berger High Post Alidade in Original Box SOLD!
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Randolph's 1879 Patent Surveyors
Compass w/ Telescopic Scope / Sight
- Small Sighting Compass w/ tripod
- C. L. Berger & Sons Dumpy Level w/ tripod
- Lietz Convertible Level Transit
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W. L. & E Gurley Miners Compass or Dipping Needle
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Robert Shaw c. 1836 Plane Surveying Compass w/ Burled
Walnut Box
Clinometers
/ Planimeters
/ Proportional Dividers / Protractors & Related
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Gurley Cox Stadia Computer
- Dietzgen Cast Iron Drafting Table Inkwells / Paper
Weights
- U.S. Clinometer
- K&E #5613 Pocket Compass
- 2 Ebony Parallel Rulers
- DB&S Triangular Rule
- Ivory Sector for Navigation
- Queen & Co. Phila. German Silver
Drafting Protractor / Square
- Early German 8" Proportional
Dividers
- Interesting Tilting Shelf for Drafting Table
- Brass Parallel Ruler
Plumb Bobs
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Stanley Steel Plumb Bob w/ Reel SOLD!
- Stanley #1 Brass Plumb Bob Type 1 w/ Reel
SOLD!
- Selection of Early, and Some
Unusual, Plumb Bobs
- Primitive Square with weighted Bob
Tripods, & More / Misc
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Heliograph
with 2 Tripods, 2 Mirrors, & Sending Unit
SOLD!
- Early
Waywiser / Wayweiser Surveyor's Measuring Device
SOLD!
- Selection of Fixed &
Collapsible Leg Tripods SOLD!
Chains
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Surveying Chains
- K & E 100' Surveyors Chain
- K & E Base Line Surveyors Tape
SOLD!
- Patented Gurley Folding Rod Level
- 2 Lufkin Surveyor's Tapes / Chains 100' & 200'
- Lufkin Tape Repair Outfit
Here is a link to a site that can help you
date your surveying instrument if you are looking for that info.
http://www.surveyhistory.org/how_old_is_my_instrument.htm
MORE INFO ABOUT
Antique Surveying Instruments
Past Sales Info
&
A Brief History
To see various
Vintage surveying instruments by well known makers such
as Gurley, Thaxter,
Queen, Lietz, Dietzgen, Keuffel & Esser, Buff, Berger, Heller
& Brightly and others that I have sold in the recent past,
here is a link to the
Surveying Instrument
Past Sales Archive Page
picturing and describing many of those antique surveying
instruments I have previously sold.
To read a
brief history and some general background info on
different types of Surveying instruments, please see my
A Brief
Surveying Instrument History Page
**** We Sell Antiques! ****
We want to Help you Sell Your quality Antiques
If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell
please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com
giving us your PHONE NUMBER
and other contact info
and we will get back to you ASAP.
To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously
sold and are always interested in helping you sell please visit our
Past
Sales Archive Pages.
Please see our
FAQ page, the
Appraisal / Selling Page and the
Selling Your Collection Pages
for further info.
Thanks!!
Larry & Carole
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