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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.
Antique Telescopes &
Unusual
Surveying Instruments & Equipment
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- Dolland / London Early 19th Century 45" Telescope
on Brass Queen Anne Tripod Base in a Richard Patten NY Labeled Box
- Patent 1885 John Hale of Scranton PA
Mine Surveying Instrument / Circumferentor
SOLD!
-
Heliograph
with 2 Tripods, 2 Mirrors, & Sending Unit
SOLD!
- Early
Waywiser / Wayweiser Surveyor's Measuring Device
SOLD!
W. & L. E. Gurley Transits / Theodilites
Solar Transits / Mining Transits
& More
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- Large W. & L. E. Gurley #60 Surveyors Transit w/ Burt Solar
Attachment
- 19th Century Double
Marked W. & L. E. Gurley & Lincoln Surveyor's
Transit w/ Straight Leg A Frame Standards / Box & Tripod
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Smallest Size 19th Century # 47 W. & L.E. Gurley Transit w/ A Frame Standards / Box & Tripod
- W. & L. E. Gurley #100 Reconnaissance Transit Pre
1908
More Vintage & Antique
Transits / Theodilites
Solar Transits / Mining Transits
& More
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- Fauth & Co. Expedition Size Double Marked Solar
Transit w/ Saegmuller Solar Attachment
- 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
- Keuffel & Esser #5076 c. 1906
Twisted Frame Solar Transit w/ Saegmuller Solar Attachment
- Buff & Buff Engineers Transit w/ Box
SOLD!
- 19th Century William Stackpole
Surveyor's Transit
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WWII Japanese Vintage German
Hilderberg Freiberg Transit / Theodolite w/ Striding Level / Aux Compass
/ Box w/ Accessories / 3 Point Leveling Head & Tripod
SOLD!
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Fennel / Kassel Builders Level / Transit A
Good User
- Knox & Shain Philadelphia Maker
Surveying Transit
SOLD!
- K & E #5085 Engineers Twisted Frame
Surveying Transit
SOLD!
Surveying Compasses
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Thomas Greenough 18th Century Wooden Surveying Compass
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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!!
- Randolph's 1879 Patent Surveyors
Compass w/ Telescopic Scope / Sight
SOLD!!
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Robert Shaw c. 1836 Plane Surveying Compass w/ Burled
Walnut Box
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Gurley Pocket Railroad Compass w/ 3 1/2" Needle
w/ Box
Alidades & Wye
/ Dumpy / Engineers Levels
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- K & E 18" Railroad or Engineer's Wye Level
- Gurley 18" Engineer's Wye Level
- 24" Gurley Engineer's Wye Level
- C. L. Berger & Sons Dumpy Level w/ tripod
- 2 #5503 18" K & E Dumpy Levels
- K & E 5114C Architects Convertible Transit / Level w/
Compass
SOLD!
- K & E 5095A Expedition Size Alidade in Leather covered Box
NOS
Clinometers
/ Planimeters
/ Proportional Dividers / Plumb Bobs / Chains & Related
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W. L. & E Gurley Miners Compass or Dipping Needle
- 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
- Brass Parallel Ruler
- Primitive Square with weighted Bob
- Surveying Chains
- K & E 100' Surveyors Chain
- K & E Base Line Surveyors Tape
SOLD!
Tripods / Plane Tables / & More
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- Selection of Fixed &
Collapsible Leg Tripods
- K & E Plane Table w/ Johnson Head Tripod NOS
SOLD!
- Gurley Traverse Plane Table & Tripod
SOLD!
- Dietzgen Plane Table & Tripod
SOLD!
- K & E Plain Table Only
- Large Fixed Leg Gurley Tripod
SOLD!!
- K & E Fixed Leg Tripod for K & E 5114 Convertible Level
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 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
**** 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 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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