Samuel Thaxter & Son, Boston Surveyor's Plain Comp

Mariner's Wet Card Ship's Binnacle, Samuel Thaxter & Son, Boston, Massachusetts, 1825-43. The gimballed wet card compass with bezel inscribed "Sold by S. THAXTER & SON Boston," housed in a walnut case

MADE BY SAMUEL THAXTER & SON, BOSTON WITH ORIGINAL LEATHER COVER, 44" LONG (OPEN), 29" (SHUT), MISSING LENS COVER.

Mariner's Wet Card Ship's Binnacle, Samuel Thaxter & Son, Boston, Massachusetts, 1825-43. The gimballed wet card compass with bezel inscribed "Sold by S. THAXTER & SON Boston," housed in a walnut case

Vintage American Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston compass, set in wood box, 9 x 9 cm, 206 grams. Samuel Thaxter was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1769 and died in Boston in 1842. He is first listed in

c. 1825-35, marked: S. Thaxter & Son/Boston Samuel Thaxter, b. Hingham, MA 1769, d. Boston 1842 compass with silvered face having an engraved fleur d'lei at t

Nineteenth century ship's compass by Boston maker S. THAXTER & SON with brass bowl, fitted to a timber box with sliding cover. Box is a 7 inch square x 5 inches high.

Height- 7 1/4" Diameter- 4 1/4" In-house shipping available within continental U.S. for $40 plus insurance.

Large 1876 chart of Long Island Sound from Newport to New York. Compiled by George Eldridge, published by S. Thaxter & Son, Boston. Nautical chart with notable coastal towns and landmarks. Canvas back

19th century brass sextant by Spence Browning & Rust, London, in case marked Samuel Thaxter & Son, with extra lenses, 9 1/2" x 10 1/4". Provenance: From a Beverly, Massachusetts estate.

Marked ,"S thaxter&son, boston. 3 x 1.5 inches.CONDITION:Good antique condition. Expected wear.

Thaxter compass measures 1 5/8 x 3 x 3 inches. Thaxter & Son Boston and a smaller French example, the third as well as the spyglass unmarked.

19th C / Early 20th C C.L. Berger and Sons, Boston Mass. Surveyor's Transit / Compass. In wooden box with leather envelope. Box Measures 15.25 H x 11.5 x 10.5 inches.

Vintage High Quality Surveyor's Transit by Berger & Sons, Boston, in original dovetailed mahogany case with leather carry handle, with interior servicing label from Berger & Sons, with plumb bob and t

A FRAMED 1879 MAP OF BOSTON HARBOR BY THAXTER AND SONS PUBLISHERS. 23" x 15 1/2" SITE TEARS AT BORDERS

Ship's navigators octant in step up kidney shaped box by Cary of London. Index arm engraved to 95 degrees. Brasses include peepsight and filters. Lid has blue printed label from Samuel Thaxter & Son,

SCARCE THAXTER SURVEYOR'S COMPASS - Early 19th c. Bronze with engraved silver face marked "S. Thaxter, Boston" (so pre-1822), in a later fitted mahogany case with leather strap, along with two mountin

Vintage Berger instruments 7D Survey transit level with original wooden box. Serial number 70773. CL Berger and sons, boston mass. Some blemishing spots to metal surface of scope.

Pair of books related to slavery and the American Civil War, including: ** THE THREE SECESSION MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Samuel J. Tilden. Boston: John Wilson and Son, 1876. 8vo, stitched pamphl

The Pompano. Samuel A. Kilbourne (1836-1881). From Game Fishes of the United States. Scribner & Sons, 1878-1881. Chromolithograph by Armstrong & Company, Boston. Sight 15 1/2" x 21".

Cast surveyor’s transit and tripod. The transit marked Trough and Simms, London and the fitted case Buff & Buff Manufacturing, Jamaica Plain Boston

Molded Copper and Zinc Horse Weathervane, attributed to J. Harris and Son, Boston, Massachusetts, late 19th century. Full body figure with soldered copper tail and mane, and cast zinc head and legs, v

Surveyor's transit by William J. Young & Sons, in original case, together with a surveyor's chain stamped Chesterman Sheffield. Dimensions: (Case) H 14.5" x W 13" x D 9.5" Condition: Not tested; wear

PAINTED BRASS WITH GLASS OVER METAL DIAL CHICAGO 2545. IN WOODEN CASE. Size: 12 1/4" X 11 1/4" Terms: Hartzell's Auction Gallery will handle most of the shipping in-house. WE do reserve the right to n

Height of base 12 inches, fair condition, with some surface scratches, may be lacking some parts.