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Roach & Warner Surveyors Compass
This surveyor's compass dates from the early to mid
1800's and is in very nice original condition. Roach is a well known but
relatively rare maker who started out his instrument making career on the East
Coast in New York after he came here from Ireland. He started out in the
mid 1830's or so in a partnership with Warner, and that is how this instrument
is marked. By 1850 or so he was listed in the directories of San Francisco
as a maker of scientific instruments and surveying equipment. He was soon
the best known and largest maker on the west coast.
This compass is in very nice condition exhibiting large amounts of its original finish. It appears that one vial has been refilled as the two have different color vials. . The labels inside the top indicate that this instrument was at one time in the Boston area being worked on or adjusted by the Leder and Probst there. Another tag says it was purchased from them in 1919, and then that fellow gave it to the next owner in 1959. The original Roach & Warner label is still here as well giving the location of 292 Broadway New York. The compass measures just under 16" overall, and the compass face is approx 6 3/4" with the needle being 6". The compass face is very nicely engraved with a floral and vine motif. The ball and socket mount for the Jacob staff is also present. A rare and desirable instrument in condition not typically found.
Good . . . . . $2000.00 SOLD
Frye
& Shaw Surveyors Compass This surveyor's compass
dates from the mid 1800's and is in super original condition.
The partnership of Frye & Shaw (1837-1845) was
formed by Addington D. Frye and Robert Ludlow Shaw and was located in New York
City. The dovetailed
box is original and very nice. It will make a great display piece. Very
nice!
Good . . . . . $1750.00 SOLD
There is a nice bio at the Smithsonian site found Here:
http://americanhistory2.si.edu/collections/surveying/object.cfm?recordnumber=745994
Gregg
& Rupp Surveyors Compass This surveyor's compass
dates from the mid 1800's and is in super original condition. This
was a New York based outfit and it is done in that style. The dovetailed
box is original and very nice as well. It will make a great display piece.
Very nice!
Good + . . . . . $1750.00 SOLD
Levi
Colton Surveyors Compass This surveyor's compass
dates from the mid 1800's and is in super original condition. Colton began
his career in Washington, and then moved to New York and finally Connecticut.
This one is nicely engraved in the New York style of the period. It is
complete and in very nice original condition. The dovetailed box is original
and very nice as well. It is smaller than typically seen and will make a great
display piece. Very nice!
Good +. . . . . $1995.00 SOLD
Below is biographical information from the Smithsonian site.
Colton Levi Colton (1803-1885) was born in Massachusetts, and trained as a jeweler and silversmith. He may have learned the art of instrument making from Richard Patten, for whom he worked in Washington, D.C. in 1846, and who described him as “a quite steady and industrious man.” Around 1850 Colton was making compasses in New York City, and in the mid-1850s he was making compasses in Hartford, Connecticut.
William
Young & Sons Compass w/ Auxiliary Scope Serial # 4798
This is a wonderfully graphic piece of Early Americana
and American Technology which dates from approx 1876 and the era of the American
Centennial. William Young was the first American instrument maker to own
a dividing engine which he designed and built himself. He is also credited
with designing the first American Transit. By the time this instrument
was made one of his sons, Alfred had taken over the company, and it was right
around this time that they fist began marking their instruments Young and Sons.
This early and famous firm was located in Philadelphia, producing a quality
line of instruments right up until they were acquired by Keuffel and Esser around
1918. Even then K & E continued to offer a separate line of instruments with
the young name so as to maintain that customer base which had been built up
over the years. This compass is approx
16" long, and the compass measures 6" with a 5 1/2 inch needle which operates
just fine. The level vials are all full and appear to be original.
The optics of the 7 1/2" rare auxiliary scope are clear and bright. There
is one decorative small brass cover missing over the vernier adjust on the right
hand side up against the compass. This can be seen in one of the pics.
It is minor and does not affect operation. The sight vanes are both present
and nice. The box has classic dovetail joints from the period and in general
is very nice.
Good . . . . . $1750.00 SOLD
Randolph's
1879 Patent Surveyors Telescopic Level Theodore Randolph was a well known instrument maker in
Ohio during his working period from roughly 1850 to near the turn of the century.
He won several awards at exhibitions and first drew a patent for this style
of telescopic compass in 1879. Randolph was born, raised, and operated
his business in Cincinnati Ohio from the mid 1800's to just before the turn
of the century. This instrument has a detachable telescope that can be
removed. The optics are good / clear, and the compass is operational.
The level vials are full and appear to be original. The silvered Vernier
is nice, and the keeper works as well. This piece was cleaned a long time
ago and has a nice mellow look to it after years of aging. A nice
piece from a hard to find maker that will make a very nice display.
Good . . . . . $995.00 SOLD
K
& E Forrester Compass These small
compasses were made for work on the go out in the field. Every
major maker offered a version, and here is the Keuffel & Esser model in
nice condition.
Good . . . . . $195.00 SOLD
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