Tacheometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1898–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0112.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Berger, C.L. & Sons
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4946
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TRIPOD: MADE OF BRASS; WOOD LEGS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 17.8 cm
- Height
- 144.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-distance
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Berger
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE DISTANCE, AND VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ANGLES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PAINTED IN YELLOW '18'
- Missing
- STRIDING LEVEL
- Finish
- TOP 4" DIA. PLATE WITH 1" DIA. HOLE IN CENTER THAT IS THREADED/ HAS 3 HINGES TO WHICH LEGS ARE ATTACHED/ CENTER OF LEG HAS 6 HOLLOWED OUT SLOTS; UNDER PLATE IS BRASS COIL SPRING ON THREADED BOLT, & A THUMB SCREW AT BOLT END
- Decoration
- N/A
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Berger, C.L. & Sons, Tacheometer, circa 1898–1920, Artifact no. 1968.0112, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0112.001/
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