Description
1858 Gurley solar compass, marked "W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, N.Y.", marked on interior "Geo Raymond, April 1858" (a shop foreman as late as 1879), 7-3/8 in. sights, length 14-3/8 in., in original dovetailed case, 11-1/4 x 15-1/2 x 7-1/2 in., original tripod with adapter and ball-and-socket mount; lot accompanied...