General Information

Serial #

46635

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS OPTICS. LEATHER CARRYING STRAP ON CASE LID

Dimensions

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

Length

17.0 cm

Width

17.0 cm

Height

32.0 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

Wild

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Heerbrugg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED C.1970S-1980S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MEASURE VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL ANGLES.

Technical

FIRST T1 THEODOLITE INTRODUCED BY WILD IN 1931 (REF.2, P.30). THIS IS A LATER VERSION OF THE SAME INSTRUMENT, OF MEDIUM PRECISION. IT WAS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR TRAVERSING SMALL TRIANGULATIONS,SETTING OUT SURVEYS & STADIA MEASUREMENTS, AND WAS WIDELY USED. (REF.3, P.113)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ SWITZERLAND/ T1-46635' INCISED ON STANDARD BASE; 'H56-58' & '999-111-168 P' CRUDELY INCISED ON REVERSE/ TELESCOPE EYEPIECE FOCUSING RING LABELLED -20-0-+20 BY SINGLE DIVISIONS/ 'US. Patent No 2660093' STAMPED IN OBJECTIVE LENS HOUSING/ TELESCOPIC COMPASS LABELLED 'N' ON ONE END/ LABEL INSIDE CASE BASE READS 'SERVICE BY/ WILD OF CANADA LIMITED/ 881 Lady Ellen Place/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO/ MAR 10/1970/ DATE SERVICED'/ PLATE SCREWED TO CASING TOP READS: 'WILD OF CANADA LIMITED/ 881 Lady Ellen Place/ OTTAWA ONTARIO'/ '56158' PAINTED BY HAND ON CASE TOP, THEN CROSSED-OUT; '46635' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER, BELOW.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

THEODOLITE, LENS COVER & 2-PART CASE ALL FINISHED WITH DULL OLIVE-GREEN ENAMEL PAINT. LEVELLING FEET AND MOST ADJUSTMENT KNOBS & FITTINGS HAVE POLISHED SILVER METAL FINISH. ACCESSORY EYEPIECES & SCREW-LOCK CLAMPS ON BASE HAVE FLAT BLACK FINISH

Decoration

NONE