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Edmund Draper Surveyor's Transit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10-in. scope with spirit level below, additional 9-in. scope mounted to main scope, engraved vertical circle with vernier, A-frame supports, silvered compass marked as above, internal silvered vernier scale, and single spirit level, four-screw adjustable base, in its original stained poplar box with plaque reading "WB." Provenance: Robert Miller Collection. Estimate $300-400 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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Date:
2020-04-06

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