$100
Philidelphia, PA. Heller & Brightly transit with 5-inch brass dial, star at North, blued steel needle with central clamp, missing telescope. Charles S. Heller (1839–1912) was born in Germany, and moved with his family to the United States in the late 1840s. He went to work for William J. Young in 1855, and became a partner in William J. Young & Co. in 1865. Charles H. Brightly (1817–1897) was born in England, arrived in the United States in the 1830s, and worked as a machinist in Philadelphia before going into partnership with Heller in 1870. Within a few years Heller & Brightly were said to have "done more than any other [firm] in this country of late years to increase competition in the trade, and to wake up the different makers to a sense of the many improvements that may be made in the instruments in common use." Heller & Brightly instruments were used in every state in the union, and in several foreign countries. The firm was incorporated in 1926, and remained in business until 1968. Height 4 inches, diameter 7.5 inches._x000D_
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-10-04
