06-032. American, Patented April 5,1887, stamped on one tube "W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y." and described in "Gurley's Manual" of 1895 as follows: "The Binocular Hand Level, shown as No. 627, consists of two tubes, that on the right enclosing the usual lenses of the opera glass, while the tube on the left contains only the prism, level vial and cross-wire of the instrument just described..." Very well made of oxidized brass, this uncommon Gurley binocular hand level is in very good overall condition, with some of the oxidized finish worn off from handling, but still smooth to the touch and undented.
