General Information

Serial #

2777

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

21.6 cm

Width

15.2 cm

Height

21.5 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

Watts

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TRANSITS FITTED WITH BOTH A HORIZONTAL CIRCLE AND VERTICAL CIRCLE OR ARC MAY BE USED TO MEASURE BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ANGLES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

SOME ADJUSTMENT TOOLS AND PLUMB BOB; SILVER ON HORIZONTAL CIRCLES DAMAGED, WITH AREAS OF LOSS; S (?) TIP OF COMPASS NEEDLE MISSING- SOME FRAGMENTS REMAIN INSIDE COMPASS

Finish

.1 MOUNTED ON LOW BRASS STAND; ABOVE STAND ARE 4 ADJUSTING SCREWS FOR LEVELING A COMPASS INSIDE THE 'TABLE' OF THE TRANSIT; DEGREES ON THE EDGE OF THE FACE OF COMPASS; 2 VIEWING WINDOWS ON OUTSIDE RIM OF 'TABLE'; SCOPE CAN BE MOVED 360 DEGREES VERTICALLY; PROTRACTOR WHEEL ON SAME AXIS AS SCOPE; A WATER LEVEL ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE; SCOPE CAN BE EXTENDED 1-1/4"

Decoration

N/A