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2445 Compass, Keuffel & Esser, for use with Plane Table and alidades,
SOLD 5 inch square plate, 3 inch needle.
  In good++ condition.  PHOTO       $200.00
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2532 Tripod, W. & L. E. Gurley, for plane or vernier compasses, Mahogany stiff leg 59¼ inches
  high to spindle. post 1876. With ball spindle and ball nut. Spindle diameter at base of taper is
  .730 inch diameter. ½ inch to the foot taper. Most spindles are not interchangeable, it may not
  fit your compass. In excellent condition.    PHOTO    PHOTO   $600.00
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2533 ball and socket spindle, for plane or vernier compasses,  New York maker style,
  Spindle tapers from .782 inches diameter to .680 inches diameter in 1.380 inches of length
   In excellent condition.    PHOTO    PHOTO   PHOTO  $300.00
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2534 Tripod, may be W. & L. E. Gurley, for  compasses Mahogany stiff leg 56 inches high.
  .640 diameter X 20 thread. In excellent condition. PHOTO    PHOTO   $300.00
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2541 Ball and socket, Keuffel & Esser, model 4348-5, ½" X 24 thread.
  for use with the Forester's & Geologist's compass and Stadia Hand Transit 
  and other instruments with the same thread. Good++ condition.   PHOTO    $100.00
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2542 Jacob's Staff, Keuffel & Esser, model 5350, 53 inches tall tapers to 7/16 inch.
  In excellent condition please see the photos  PHOTO      $200.00
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2543 Ball and socket, Keuffel & Esser, 3/8 X 24 thread. Excellent  PHOTO       $100.00
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2550 compass ball and socket accessories, one lot of items, probably by Keuffel & Esser,
  All tapers are standard K&E tapers. All are of Brass.
   PHOTO    PHOTO  $300.00 for the lot.
                    Lot consists of the following items.  All are in Excellent ++ Condition
  Two - 12½ inch long extensions threaded both ends ¼" X 20 thread.
  One - female threaded ¼" X 20  tapered spindle 13 3/8 inches long with ½" X 24 thread.
  One - 14¾ inch long extension with tapered socket on one end and .532 post on the other end.
  One - 6½ inch long extension threaded both ends ¼" X 20 thread.
  One - 11½ inch long tapered spindle one end and ¼" X 20 thread on the other end.
  One - tapered spindle with ¼" X 20 thread
  One - tapered spindle with ½" X 24 thread on one end and with ¼" X 20 thread on the other end
  One - tapered socket with ½" X 24 thread.
  One - extension disk (not in photo) ½ inch long X 1½ inch diameter with ½" X 24 female thread
            on one end and ¼" X 20 male thread on the other end.
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2912 Compass, Trough, make unknown may be Path.
  For use with enclosed transit or theodolite.
  Please see photos for details.   PHOTO   PHOTO   PHOTO  $50.00
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3768 Compass, for plane table,  needle length 4 inches, base size 1 inch X 6 inches.
. PHOTO   $50.00
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3939 Compass, Dietzgen, model 6742, Hutchinson Prismatic, serial 27xxx
3 inch diameter, ca. 1950    PHOTO    $200.00
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3968 Compass Leveling Head, Gurley, 4 screw, for use with 4" needle plane 
and vernier compasses. A exact reproduction of ca. 1880 style. Price
includes making and fitting the cap to your ball spindle.  PHOTO  $500.00
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4014 Compass, Alex Mabon & Son (Glasgow), miners dial compass, polished 
brass, wood case and display stand. ca. 1890. Maker repair tag in box from 1941
.  PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO  $2000.00
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4015 Compass, E. & G. Blunt, NY. 6" plain compass with detachable standards
and telescope, ball and socket for Jacob's staff, land dispute map from
N.C. . All in front load mahogany box. Neat outfit, some parts are
reproductions.   PHOTO   PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO   $3000.00
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4023 Solar compass, Wm. J. Young & Co., with James Foster (Cincinnati) 
markings . In wood box. Ca. 1863.   PHOTO      PHOTO     PHOTO 
 PHOTO     PHOTO      PHOTO      PHOTO       $10000.00
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4082 Compass, Michael Rupp, NY. 5" needle, plane surveyors compass.
Ca 1860. No Box.  In need of repair.  Finished price is listed.  $1500.00
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4083 Compass, Henry Ware, (Cincinnati).  6" vernier surveyors compass. 
Ca 1840.  No box.  $2000.00
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4085 Compass, Unmarked European, plane table compass, 3½" needle.
Ca 1750. Wood and brass. No box. PHOTO  PHOTO  PHOTO  $1,000.00
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