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A George III mahogany cistern tube stick barometer George Burton, London, circa 1775. With arched top silvered scale with vernier signed Burton London set into the full-width case with exposed tube and orb shaped cistern cover, 94cm high, B.C. Ref. 13. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 64. George Burton is recorded by Banfield as working from 13 High St. Borough, Southwark, London circa 1772-1815, he was a notable instrument maker who supplied two portable barometers, six thermometers, a theodolite, level and a Gunters chain to the Navy Board for Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery in 1772.
Troughton & Simms brass microscope theodolite, the telescope 33 - 36cm by coarse rack and pinion focusing, vertical circle (bent) with blind silvered scale, level and magnifiers, on a signed base with levels and magnifiers and three-screw adjustable tripod. Height to circle 36cm. (In the two Simms mahogany boxes with instructions)
Hammond (John). The Practical Surveyor: Shewing, Ready and Certain Methods for Measuring, Mapping and Adorning all Sorts of Lands and Waters, by the Several Instruments now in use: Particularly, of a New Theodolite, 2nd ed., carefully revised, corrected and enlarged, 1731, eng. frontis and twelve folding eng. plts. (2 with several flaps demonstrating the perspective drawing of buildings), contemp. sheep, neatly rebacked, 8vo (1)
A 19th Century Simms brass transit theodolite, the sighting tube mounted on an arc held by an A-frame rotating on a circular base with silvered compass and dial inscribed 'SIMMS LONDON', fitted with two single bubble levels above a vernier scale to the circumference, on a four screw circular base, in its original fitted case applied with a paper label referring to its repair and adjustment by Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd, height approx 23cm. (See illustration)
A lacquered brass theodolite, circa 1800, the sighting tube with simple draw focus and spirit level mounted onto pivoted armature with rack and pinion adjustment above circular base with silvered dial compass, further spirit level and vernier scale to circumference, signed Silberrad No.34 Aldgate London, in original mahogany box 26cm wide.
19th CENTURY BRASS TRANSIT THEODOLITE, the sighting tube mounted on an arc and rotating on a circular base with silvered compass and dial inscribed "West, London", raised on three levelling screws, in a fitted case with paper label dated 1915 referring to its repair and adjustment carried out by Frederick Robson & Co., 46 Dean Street, Newcastle on Tyne. 29cm
A Troughton & Simms grey lacquered brass O. S. transit theodolite No. 4, the sighting telescope with silvered vertical circle of degrees and verniers, mounted in trunion, spirit levels and magnifiers throughout, the staff-head mount with three levelling screws and plumb-bob; original fitted case with suppliers label to lid.
* A 19th-century brass theodolite, signed on the horizontal plate, Dunn Edinburgh, the telescope with graduated bubble-level, mounted with axis over the vertical half-circle with silvered scale, fine screw adjustment with clamp, raised on two inverted V-frame supports from the horizontal plate with level and cross-bubble, the compass with edge-bar needle on jewelled pivot, the chamfered silver scale with twin verniers, fine-screw adjustment and clamp, on four-screw tripod mounting in mahogany carrying case 15 in (39.4 cm) long, the lid with trade label for Patrick Adie, London -1
* An early 20th-century black enamelled brass transit theodolite, by Cooke Troughton & Simms Ltd., No. 17388, the telescope with graduated bubble level, rack and pinion focusing, 5 inch vertical circle with silvered scales, twin verniers with magnifiers and supplementary bubble level, the axis located on twin supports, over the horizontal plate incorporating twin silvered vernier scales with folding magnifiers and bubble level enclosing the horizontal circle with fine-screw adjustment and clamp, on three-screw tripod mounting, in the original mahogany case, 19 in (48.2 cm) wide -1
* An early 20th-century brass transit theodolite, signed on the horizontal plate Stanley London No. 7777, the telescope with fixed focusing, ring and bead sights, dust cap and spiders-web cross-wire adjusters, the axis with 5 inch vertical circle divided in four quadrants with twin vernier scales, magnifier and graduated bubble level, raised on shaped supports over the horizontal plate incorporating a bubble level and enclosing twin vernier scales with magnifier for the horizontal circle, with fine-screw adjustment and clamp, 13 in (33 cm) high on three-screw tripod mounting -1
A transit theodolite by E.R. Watts & Sons late 19th century the black lacquered instrument signed on the horizontal circle No. 5969 E.R. Watts & Son with brass levelling screws magnifiers and focusing screws and replaced Carl Zeiss 9in telescope surmounted by 7.5in telescope with bubble levels to verticle and horizontal circles mounted into wooden tripod stand 140cm high
A transit theodolite by Cooke Troughton & Simms circa 1900 signed on the horizontal plate No. Y1303 Cooke Troughton & Simms London & York the black lacquered brass instrument with 7in telescope two bubble levels mounted on a tripod adjustment with three levelling screws contained within a fitted mahogany case with two additional telescopes 28cm high
*Theodolite. A W.D. pattern balloon theodolite by Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd., No. 217, with 1.5 inch object glasses, prismatic adjustment, eyepiece width adjustment by lever and rack, the mounting with universal bubble level, graduated alignment bubble, electrical attachements, the binocular sighting tubes arranged to swivel on their axis with lever lock, on tripod attachment, with shades, eyepiece rubbers and other accessories, in the original aluminium and steel carrying case with leather strap, 13.5 in (34.3 cm) wide (1)
*Balloon Theodolite. A fine pre-World War Two lacquered-brass balloon theodolite by The Buff & Buff Mfg. Co. Boston, instrument no. 23508, supplied to the U.S. Army Signal Corps., dated 1932, the telescope with fixed and folding sights, prismatic sighting tubes, rack and pinion focusing and eye-piece illumination, the 6-inch vertical circle with silvered scale, micrometer-screw fine adjustment, scale illumination, level and cross bubble, the horizontal plate enclosing the horizontal circle with silvered scale, micrometer screw adjustment for the vernier scale with illumination, the stand incorporating a carrying circle and three-screw tripod mounting, the telescope 12 in (30.5 cm) long (1)
A brass theodolite by W & S Jones, 30 Holborn, London, the 13" sighting barrel with screw adjustment and spirit level below, clamped onto a signed adjustable support in a stained lightwood case with paper label 'W & S Jones, Opticians, No.30 Lower Holborn, London’, also a paper label No.R2154, repaired and adjusted by J Halden & Co, the wooden case in a leather carry case with shoulder strap, 14.5" wide
A small brass theodolite, the 5.75" sighting scope with spirit level below on an adjustable stand along with a circular hand held measuring device with silvered register with degrees by 'W & S Jones, Holborn, London’, with screw on lid with table on angles in a red leather hinged lid case with two clasps, 3" diameter, also an octagonal brass measuring instrument with slits and horizontal thread to each side in a stained wooden hinge lid box, 4" wide
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