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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0114.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Watts, E.R. & Son
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
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
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Watts, E.R. & Son, Transit, before 1914, Artifact no. 1968.0114, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0114.001/
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