Builder's level by Jonas Phelps, Westport, Connecticut. 19th century.
Sale 955 - The Henry Fitz Jr. Archive of Photographic History
Nov 15, 2021
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$4,063
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Lot Description
Builder's level by Jonas Phelps, Westport, Connecticut. 19th century.
31 x 19 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. brass level.
With mount and original wooden crate, 28 x 23 x 22 1/2 in.
Engraved "J. H. Phelps, Westport, CT."
Provenance:
Henry Fitz (1808-1863)
Julia Ann Wells Fitz (1814-1892)
George Wells Fitz (1860-1934)
Barbara Fitz Switzer (1904-1991)
Thence by descent to the present owner
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