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Antique & Vintage
Surveying Instruments
Antique surveying instruments, including transits, theodilites, compasses
and other
 forms of vintage surveying instruments hold a special interest for us. Our focus both
in buying and selling
these interesting scientific artifacts is primarily focused on
antique
surveying instruments of American origin. We are especially looking
for earlier 18th & 19th century instruments and more unusual forms
of early surveying instruments 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 Surveying 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. You can look at some of the past sales results of
instruments we have sold in the past at our sister site
www.AntiqBuyer.com on
the Surveying Instrument
Past Sales Archive Page
Antique Telescopes &
Unusual
Surveying Instruments & Equipment
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- 1880's Gurley Solar Compass w/ Aux Scope & Box
SOLD!
- Dolland / London Early 19th Century 45" Telescope
on Brass Queen Anne Tripod Base in a Richard Patten NY Labeled Box
- English Circle Frame Brass Marine Sextant / Octant w/ 3 scopes
- Prismatic Range Finder / Optical Transit w/ Tripod & Case
W. & L. E. Gurley Transits / Theodilites
Solar Transits / Mining Transits
& More
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- Pre 1880 W. & L. E. Gurley Straight
Leg A Frame Surveyor's
Vernier Compass w/ Transit / Scope
- 19th Century Double Marked W. & L. E. Gurley & Lincoln Surveyor's
Transit w/ Straight Leg A Frame Standards / Box & Tripod
- Early W. & L. E. Gurley Transit w/ Straight Leg A Frame Standards / Box & Tripod
- c. 1900 Gurley Transit w/ box & Tripod
- 1960's Gurley Teledyne Transit w/ Optical Plummet Complete w/ Tripod box & Shipping Crate
More Vintage & Antique
Transits / Theodilites
Solar Transits / Mining Transits
& More
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- C. L. Berger & 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
- Keuffel & Esser #5076 c. 1906
Twisted Frame Solar Transit w/ Saegmuller Solar Attachment
- K & E Keuffel & Esser #5126 Builders Transit
- Heller & Brightly Surveyor / Engineer Transit c. 1915 w/ Tripod
- Berger Builders Transit / Level w/ Tripod
- A. Lietz of San Francisco Preliminary "Universal Jr." Size Transit
Surveying Compasses
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- Thomas Greenough 18th Century Wooden Surveying Compass
 - Gurley Vernier Compass w/ 6" Needle
- W. & L. E Gurley Single Vernier Compass
- W. & L. E Gurley Vernier Compass w/ 6' Needle
- K & E Keuffel & Esser Dip Needle / Compass in Original Box
- Small K & E Keuffel & Esser #5332 Surveying Compass
- K & E Keuffel & Esser #5334 Surveying Compass
- Small Legit / Brunton Pocket Compass
- Small French Pocket Vernier Compass w/ 4' Needle
- J. T. Hobby / 19th Century New York
Surveyors Vernier Compass
Alidades & Wye
/ Dumpy / Engineers Levels
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- K & E 18" Railroad or Engineer's Wye Level
- Gurley 18" Engineer's Wye Level
- C. L. Berger & Sons Dumpy Level w/ tripod
- Fennel Kassel 10" Engineers Automatic Level w/ Tripod
- #5503 18" K & E Dumpy Level
- K & E Keuffel & Esser #5691 "Favorite" Farm / Dumpy Level
Surveyor's Tools
Plumb Bobs / Chains & Related
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- Brass and Iron Plumb Bobs
- Heavy Link 66' Surveying Chain
- 5 Different Abneys by Various Makers
- Right Angle Eye Pieces for Theodilites / Swiss Made /
Green
Drafting Tools & Related
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- Dietzgen Cast Iron Drafting Table Inkwells / Paper Weights
 - U.S. Clinometer
- U.S. Model 1913 Small Sketching Board
- Small Dietzgen Drafting Table / Sketch Board
- Draftco Patented Sketching Drafting Board
- K&E #5613 Pocket Compass
- 2 Ebony Parallel Rulers
- DD. B. & S. Triangular Rule
 - Ivory Sector for Navigation
- Early German 8" Proportional
Dividers
- K & E Pantograph in Original Box
- Cox Stadia Rules
- Dietzgen / Ott Planimeter in Original Box
- Map or Plan Measuring Tool
- Several Early Drafting Sets in Original Boxes
- Early Beam Compass in Box
- KK & E #1221 Full Circle Protractor
Tripods / Plane Tables / & More
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- Selection of Fixed &
Collapsible Leg Tripods
- Johnson Head Plane Table Tripod
- K & E Fixed Leg Tripod for K & E 5114 Convertible Level
 NOTE: Vintage Surveying Instrument Catalogs
by
Gurley, Berger, K & E, Dietzgen, and Others are listed on the
Tool Book Page
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 & Vintage
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 at our sister website
www.AntiqBuyer.com
picturing and describing many of the 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
at this site.
**** We Sell Antiques! ****
We want to Help you Sell Your quality Surveying Related 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 at our sister website
www.AntiqBuyer.com.
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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