A 19th-Century brass transit by W. & L.E. Gurley Troy New York, the telescope with rack and pinion focusing (defective), with axis raised on twin supports incorporating a bubble level on the horizontal plate with silvered compass, the blued-steel needle with pivot and clamp, the scale divided in 4 quadrants, the enclosed silvered horizontal circle with twin verniers on 4 screw tripod attachment, overall height - 12in. (30.5cm.), with tripod.

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A 19th-Century brass transit by W. & L.E. Gurley Troy New York, the telescope with rack and pinion focusing (defective), with axis raised on twin supports incorporating a bubble level on the horizontal plate with silvered compass, the blued-steel needle with pivot and clamp, the scale divided in 4 quadrants, the enclosed silvered horizontal circle with twin verniers on 4 screw tripod attachment, overall height - 12in. (30.5cm.), with tripod.
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