Brass Surveyor

I suspect he might have been a surveyor and made this Theodolite for his own personal use.

This is a BEAUTIFUL Graphometer made by the premier instrument maker in France, Claude Langlois, after Bion and Butterfield had stopped making instruments. As discussed on my Grapho...

This is a Wonderful Pike & Sons Theodolite (166 Broadway) complete with Box & Tripod. American made 19th century Theodolites are VERY common. Finding one in great shape with its or...

Antique 19th century English Brass Surveyor's Level signed J & W.E. Archbutt, London, circa 1890-1900.

A handsome English brass surveyor's instrument raised on a mahogany tripod stand; stamped "Halden & Co., Manchester & London"; the heavy, well-made brass surveyor's instrument raised...

Antique W. & L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite Signed C1890 Measures - 15" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" An antique brass surveyor’s transit/theodolite by W. & L.

This is a rare and interesting decorative French nickel plated brass surveyors level, mid-19th century in date.

Solid brass, great quality table lamp. Looks like a surveyors instrument. 22” high.

Octagonal brass surveyor's square, complete with tip for tripod coupling that screws inside the surveyor square when the instrument is placed in its original walnut box.

About These are original wood surveyor's transit scope tripod with solid brass accents.

From Wikipedia: “A THEODOLITE is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use ha...

Never owned one of these before. Nicely made with clock like precision and no apparent maker. Interesting conversation piece.

Brass square surveyor, Italian manufacture of the mid-19th century.

Brass clisigonimeter with horizontal circle signed F. Miller Innsbruck n. 115 second half of the 19th century. Complete with accessories and original wooden box. Box size 21 x 19 ...

A mid-20th century antique transit. All brass metal working. Has the makers name of Troughton & Simms from London no date found. One piece of glass broken.

Telescope topographic level of brass, it is an instrument consisting of a telescope fixed parallel to the level, three-spoke base with adjustment screws. English manufacture from the...

This is an antique surveyor's theodolite. An English, brass instrument in oak case by Troughton and Simms of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.

An old Surveyor's Transit from London. All brass and mounted on wood legs.

Fabulous plus clever piece! Surveyor base is vintage antique oak and brass transit tripod surveyor attributed to W & L.E.

This is a vintage sight level. An English, brass handheld surveyor's instrument, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.

Small brass theodolite complete with original box and accessories signed Kelvin & James White Ltd Glasgow & Kobe n. 1201, second half XIX century. Measure instrument cm 26 x 11 H 25...

Parallels with sights made of aluminum and brass signed R. Watts & Son London 1940 MK II, manufacturers of theodolites and other instruments, active in London since 1856. The instrum...

Very rare praetorian tablet in brass and wood signed Cittelli in Milan from the early 19th century. Instrument for tracing and topographical surveying, complete with tripod in walnut...

Telescope topographic level, made of brass with base with three leveling screws, from the end of the 19th century. signed R. Watts & Sond London, manufacturers of theodolites and oth...

The Level is an indispensable tool for surveyors. It is used to accurately measure a plane that is really tangential to the surface of the Earth.

Collimator brass square surveyor signed H Morin 11 Rue Dulong Paris made at the end of the 19th century.

A vintage surveyor's tripod from France in beautiful condition made into an adjustable table lamp.

Land-surveyor squaring, measuring instrument made of brass, Italian manufacture, from the second half of the 19th century, complete with original walnut box.

ABOUT Vintage wooden surveyor's transit scope tripod with painted feet and metal top. CREATOR Possibly Dietzgen. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES ...

This is an antique surveyor's level. An English, brass theodolite desk ornament by William Stanley with mahogany carry box, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1910.

Cleps tacheometer Grande model, signed Ing. A. Salmoiraghi Milano n. 11448 of burnished brass and bronze, from the second half of the 19th century. Powerful instrument for topography...

Topographic level signed La Filotecnica Ing. A. Salmoiraghi Milano N. 19971 of burnished brass, from 1930s. In excellent condition and complete with original wood box with brass hing...

A scarce fine quality surveyor's / engineer's transit theodolite scientific instrument by Fuji Surveying Instrument Co.

Great Cleps signed Ing. A. Salmoiraghi La Filotecnica Milano n. 6465; the instrument was conceived by Ignazio Porro (1801-1875) and made around the end of the nineteenth century. It ...

Telescope diopter for praetorian tablet signed Secretan Paris n. 3733 from the early 1900s. Praetorian Tablet: the name derives from Pretorius, a professor in Altdorf, who conceived ...

Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed F. Darton & Co London V n. 77824 1916 made of brass chrome in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-on cover with release bu...

Floor lamp made from U.S. Army surveyor tripod (circa 1940s) with scope, oak legs and leather strapping.

Antique surveyor’s level transit signed W & L.E Gurley, Troy NY.

A handsome New Zealand 1940's walnut tripod surveyor's stand with brass fittings and raised on adjustable legs; now mounted as a lamp; labeled "New Zealand, 1942"

An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level.

Antique English brass surveyor's transit theodolite made by Troughton & Simms of London, England and made For the jeweler, watchmaker & silversmith, John Pardy of Durban, South Afric...

An impeccably machined surveyor's transit made of warmly patinated brass and mounted on its original walnut tripod stand.

Signed American brass surveyor's compass enclosed in original fitted mahogany carrying case with handle.

Solid brass surveyor instrument by A.G. Thornton of Manchester on wooden tripod.

Early 19th century English nautical brass sextant with ebony frame and natural inlay. It was made by "L. Simon' 'Market Place South Shields'. It has a 9.5" radius and comes with its ...

Theodolite by Carl Zeiss Jena D.R.G.M. 1920s, light gray and black painted brass, internal horizontal and vertical circle with microscope readings, rack and pinion focusing. Very goo...

This is a vintage surveyor's level. An English, brass and alloy theodolite, perfect as desk ornament by E.R.

Brass theodolite signed Cole Fecit from the mid-18th century complete with brass graduated sights that can be replaced with a telescope and original wooden box. The instrument is fix...

Vintage surveyor's transit made by David White Company of Milwaukee. This dates to 1952. Everything appears to be operable on the transit. There is no box for this.

A 1912 Keuffel & Esser Co. railroad surveyor's transit. Includes outfitted mahogany case. All original with matching serials. Approximately 70 inches tall with a 24 inch leg sprea...

A wonderful antique piece for display. Surveyors transit by R.L. Sargent Company with tripod and original wood case. Tripod shows signs of handy repair for use over the many years. S...

Stanley London of black painted brass, from the second half of the 19th century.

19th century nautical brass sextant with ebony frame and natural inlay. It was made by Spencer Browning & Co. of London. It comes with its original fitted oak case which bears the pa...