- SURVEYORS TRANSIT, LONDON, 1918Surveyors
SURVEYORS TRANSIT, LONDON, 1918Surveyors Transit, London, 1918, instrument components marked '35', in wooden storage case with engraved brass plaque 'Stanley London 1918' on lid. MEASURMENTS: Height: of surveyor 11 1/4 in. x Width:
- 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS SURVEYORS’
19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS SURVEYORS’ COMPASS19th Century French brass surveyors’ compass. Finely engraved with a rule and scale on bottom plate. Centered with a silver plate and engraved compass, signed "Rochette, Quai de l’horloge, à Pari
- W. & L. E. GURLEY SURVEYORS COMPASS
W. & L. E. GURLEY SURVEYORS COMPASS AND CASED PORTABLE MEASURES SET Troy, New York (founded in 1862), first a traveling boxed set of nickel-plated Pint, 1/2 Pint, and Gill size portable measures for sealer use, circa 1910, with glass slicker and a 2 oz. etched glass footed graduate, Gurley Catalog No. 9934, within a fitted poplar case with leather strap, labeled to interior lid (7 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.); the second an early 20th century brass surveyors compass, inscribed W & L.E. Gurley, Troy, N.Y. to dial. (15 x 6 x 10 in.).
- Four Catalogues of Instruments and Supplies
Four Catalogues of Instruments and Supplies for Surveyors, Engineers, Architects and Draughtsmen, mid 20th century each approx. 9.25 x 6.25 in — 23.5 x 15.9 cm
- GURLEY BRASS RAILROAD - SURVEYOR LEVEL,
GURLEY BRASS RAILROAD - SURVEYOR LEVEL, WITH CASEA large antique brass railroad or wye surveyors 19" level, stamped with maker's marks for W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy NY., together with stamped marks for Ledder & Probst, Boston Mass. Retaining its original fitted mahogany case with brass plaque numbered 4790, the interior retaining it original paper makers label, overall wear to case, losses to leather carrying strap, remnants of adhesive tape to scope. Case dimensions, 9.75" high x 21" wide x 5.75" deep.
- KEUFFEL & ESSER CO NEW YORK SURVEYORS
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO NEW YORK SURVEYORS SURVEY TRANSIT #E2887 Keuffel & Esser Co New York surveyors survey transit #E2887, 12"l
- STARRETT SURVEYORS TRANSIT NO. 99F.Starrett
STARRETT SURVEYORS TRANSIT NO. 99F.Starrett Surveyors Transit No. 99F. With oak case and iron tripod base. Transit measures 12-1/2"l. Condition: : Good with wear.
- SET OF 2 DIETZGEN SURVEYORS SCOPES -
SET OF 2 DIETZGEN SURVEYORS SCOPES - ABNEY AND HORIZONIn original leather carry cases; brass, black lacquer; working.
This set of US-made, Dietzgen surveying tools would have been at home in the pocket of any serious surveyor, contractor, or forestry servicemen when they made nearly a century ago- the topographic abney/inclinometer level has working vernier and spirit level, and measures rise and slope grades by sight; and the lensatic hand level scope quickly and simply allowed a surveyor to sight the horizon by way of a clever half mirror and spirit bubble. Each appointed to its leather field case and sporting 19th century black lacquer and brass, these handsome, vintage scientific/outdoorsman instruments would be at home in any collection, or back in the field, for another 100 years of service.
Artist: Dietzgen
Issued: Mid 20th c.
Dimensions: 7"L x 3.5"W x 1.25"H, longest
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Age and field-use related wear. Some of leather stitching is giving way
- 2 VINTAGE BRASS SURVEY TOOLS, IN LEATHER
2 VINTAGE BRASS SURVEY TOOLS, IN LEATHER CASESMatthews Teleheight tool in case w. directions; hand level, case.
Two indispensable tools for the 19th century surveyor or logger on the go- a solid brass Keuffel & Esser Co. of New York hand level, which can sight objects perfectly level to the horizon; and a W.N. Matthews Corp of St. Louis, Mo "Teleheight"- an ingenious pocket tool which uses the fundamental qualities of trigonometry and a single bubble level to allow surveyors, forestry services or curious bird watchers to quickly ascertain the height of an object or tree by sight. Both vintage tools include their original leather carry cases; and the Matthews includes handy directions for how to use it.
Issued: Mid 20th c.
Dimensions: 7"H, longest
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Age and use related patina throughout; one case missing its loop
- JOHN DAVIS'S BRASS SURVEYOR COMPASS
JOHN DAVIS'S BRASS SURVEYOR COMPASS AND SCALEBrass surveyor compass and Gunter's Scale used by John Davis to survey Davidson County (Nashville) in the late 1700s. Brass Compass with engraved eight-point dial, with North indicated by a fleur-de-lis; the outer ring is divided into four 90-degree quadrants; steel directional needle on central brass post. No maker's mark. Retains partial wood cover. Dial 4 1/2" diameter, overall length 12". Wooden Gunter's Scale with incised markings, 24"L; label adhered in the 19th century identifies it as "Gunter's Scale, formerly owned by John Davis, Commissioned Surveyor, Davidson County 1792." Note: This instrument, a precursor of the slide rule, was used by surveyors, mechanics, craftsmen, and even retailers to make logarithmic and trigonometric calculations from the 1600s to the late 1800s. John Davis (1770-1853) fought as an adolescent in the Revolutionary War, and migrated to Tennessee in 1788. He found work surveying the land around Nashville and eventually became a prominent landholder himself. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Compass: Some expected wear and oxidation to brass arms, dial in good condition, appears in need of recalibration. Scale: some wear and age related oxidation, a few small stains.
- 25 POLITICAL ITEMS, INCLUDING ROOSEVELT
25 POLITICAL ITEMS, INCLUDING ROOSEVELT PIN, TAFT PENSTwenty-Five (25) late 19th and early 20th century political items, including 1 Theodore Roosevelt Button and 2 Taft Signing Pens, all from the collection of Fred Dennett, 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1908-1913. 1st item: Theodore Roosevelt cast metal pin, comprised of a round button depicting Roosevelt in his military uniform against a gold ground, housed in a decorative frame with one red and one blue grosgrain ribbon. Label reading "The Whitehead and Hoag Company, Newark, N.J., U.S.A., Pat. April 14, 1896, July 21, 1896" en verso. 4" H x 1 1/2" W. 2nd item: Fountain Pen used by President William Howard Taft to sign bills at the close of the Sixty-First Congress. Includes typed note on stationery of the Office of the Commissioner, Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Washington, D.C., reading "February 26, 1913. Pen used by the President of the United States, Wm. H. Taft, March 4, 1909, in signing sundry bills at the close of the Sixty-first Congress, in the President's room at the Capitol, I being officially present as Commissioner of the General Land Office to pass upon bills affecting public land matters submitted to him for signature. The pen was handed to me by Major Archie Butt, who afterwards went down in the wreck of the Titanic". Signed "Fred Dennett". Pen - 7 5/8" L. Note - 6 3/4" H x 5" W. 3rd item: Fountain pen used by President William Howard Taft to sign a report of the Boundary Commissioners. Includes typed note on Office of the Commissioner, Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Washington, D.C., stationery reading "February 26, 1913. Pen used by the President of the United States, Wm. H. Taft, in affixing his signature and approving the report of the Boundary Commissioners, re-establishing the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico. Work in the field done under my jurisdiction as Commissioner of the General Land Office by United States Surveyors in 1911. Approved February 25th 1913". Signed "Fred Dennett". Pen - 8 1/2" L. Note - 5 3/4" H x 5" W. 4th item: Republican National Convention 1908 Alternate cast metal badge, comprised of hanger with the Capitol Building flanked by eagles and flags, left and right, above shield shaped medal with úALTERNATEî, top of the shield, with blue button reading, úNATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION CHICAGO JUNE 1908î, center. Ivory and red striped grosgrain ribbon included. Marked "The Greenduck Company Engravers, Chicago" with two pins en verso. 4 1/4" H x 2 3/4" W. 5th item: Vice President John Hays Hammond 1908 cast metal campaign badge, comprised of a hanger reading "Vice President", above decorative medallion a button depicting Hammond with "JOHN HAYS HAMMOND", lower center, surmounted by an eagle, with a red, white, and blue satin ribbon. Two pins en verso. Unmarked. 5" H x 2 3/8" W. 6th item: XX Congresso Internacional de Americanistas Rio de Janeiro Brasil 1875-1922 cast bronze medal, depicting a flower, obverse, and the profile of a crowned female surrounded by floral sprays with "XX", "C", "I", "A", reverse. 2 3/8" dia. 7th item: Second Inauguration of William McKinley cast bronze medal, depicting McKinley, obverse, and and image of the Capitol Building surrounded "William McKinley President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt-Vice President Mar. 4. 1901", reverse. 1 3/4" dia. 8th item: United States General Land Office 1912 cast bronze medal, depicting an eagle, obverse, with "CENTENNIAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE 1812-1912", reverse. 2" dia. 9th-25th items: Large collection of medals including two (2) Boy Scouts of America "Be Prepared" cast metal badges (2 " H x 1 1/2" W to 2 1/2" H x 2" W), two (2) West African Union cast metal items, one (1) pin, one (1) necklace pendant, (1 1/8" dia.), one (1) Theodore Roosevelt cast metal badge with uniform portrait (1 3/4" H x 1 1/2" W), and one (1) "Now is the Time to be a Camel" button, (7/8" dia.). Also included are four (4) President Warren G. Harding campaign buttons, (5/8" dia. to 7/8" dia.), two (2) Charles E. Hughes campaign buttons (1" dia.), one (1) President William Howard Taft campaign button (1/2" dia.), and one (1) military rank insignia pin (3/8" H x 1 1/2" W). All items late 19th/early 20th century. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
1st item: Tarnish, areas of oxidation, ribbons frayed, surface of pin. 2nd item: Metal tip rusted, fountain pen. Heavy ink smudges, bleeding, surface of note. 3rd item: Metal tip rusted, fountain pen. Heavy ink smudges, bleeding, surface of note. 4th item: Tarnish, areas of oxidation, surface of badge. 5th item: Tarnish, tips of eagle wings bent, ribbon frayed, surface of badge. 6th-8th items: Overall good condition. 9th-25th items: Additional badges, pins, and buttons, in worn condition to be expected from age.
- YOUNG AND SONS PHILADELPHIA SURVEYORS
YOUNG AND SONS PHILADELPHIA SURVEYORS TRANSIT COMPASSExcellent condition with no damage or repairs. Please Email or call for a detailed condition report. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, repairs, restorations or the effects of aging. Packaging, Insurance, Handling And Shipping Are Done In House And Is 85.00 For This Item In The Continental U.S. Or You Are Welcome To Pick Up In Person Or Make Your Own Shipping Arrangements.