General Information

Serial #

2528

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brass/ Wood.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

147.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-angles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fauth

Country

United States of America

State/Province

District of Columbia

City

Washington

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Transits, fitted with both horizontal and vertical circles or arcs, may be used to measure both horizontal and vertical angles.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'16' on top of box

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Mounted on a 12" x 8" board that slides into the box. Has 4 leveling screws above the base. Can swivel 360 degrees and be locked into desired direction by knob under and out to the edge of the compass table. Scope can be extended on each end and also swivelled 360 degrees vertically. A protractor wheel is on the same axis as the scope. Scope may be locked at any degree of tilt. Compass needle can be locked into place, as well as compass. Face of compass has two level bubbles. Comes in a box with 2 swing locks and one key lock

Decoration

N/A