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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
Vintage & Antique
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
- c. 1900 Gurley #100 Recon Transit w/ Box
- Buff & Berger #11 Theodolite / Transit
- 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
- Heller & Brightly Surveyor / Engineer Transit c. 1915 w/ Tripod
- J. C. Sala Transit w/ Solar Attachment Mount
- Buff & Buff Mining Transit w/ Auxiliary Scope
- 1960's Eagle Brand Engineer's Transit
- 1960's Gurley Aluminum Engineer's Transit
- 1930's Buff & Buff Engineer's Transit
- Buff & Buff Solar Transit w/ Smith Patent Solar Attachment
Antique & Vintage
Compasses / Telescopes
/ Levels / Alidades & More * * * Click Heading to see Items
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- Dollond / 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
 - Thomas Greenough 18th Century Wooden Surveying Compass
- Gurley Vernier Compass w/ 6" Needle
- Wild / Herrbrugg N2 Automatic Level
- W. & L. E Gurley Single Vernier Compass
- W. & L. E Gurley Vernier Compass w/ 6' Needle
- K & E / Keuffel & Esser High Post Alidade in Original Box
- K & E / Keuffel & Esser Dip Needle / Compass in Original Box
- Gurley Alidade in Original Box
- Brunton Pocket Compass
- Small French Pocket Vernier Compass w/ 4" Needle
- Edmund Draper 19th Century PA. Surveyors Compass
Surveyor's Tools
Plumb Bobs / Chains &
Drafting Tools & Related
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- Brass and Iron Plumb Bobs
- U.S. Clinometer
- K&E Tape Repair Kit
- K&E #5613 Pocket Compass
 - Small Ebony Parallel Ruler
- D. B. & S. Triangular Rule
- Ivory Sector for Navigation
- K & E Pantograph in Original Box
- Cox Stadia Rules
- Dietzgen / Ott Planimeter in Original Box
- Map or Plan Measuring Tool
- Early Beam Compass in Box
- Several Sets of 8 & 10" Proportional Dividers
Tripods / Plane Tables / & More
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- Selection of Fixed &
Collapsible Leg Tripods
- Several Different Johnson Head Plane Table Tripods
- Lietz Wooden Jacob Staff
- Dietzgen NOS Wooden Jacob Staff
- K & E Fixed Leg Tripod for K & E 5114 Convertible Level
- Lietz 30 x 24 Plane Table
 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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