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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0578.001

MANUFACTURER: Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd.
MODEL: V100
LOCATION: York, England

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General Information

Serial #: V012435
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Glass levels, lenses and vernier windows. Plastic vial. Brass transit has aluminium balance screws. Woedn carrying case with metal fittings and leather strap.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 30.0 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: Cooke Troughton Simms
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of instrument used in 1950S +.
Canada: This instrument used in Canada.
Function: Used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Oval mfr's plated affixed insidecase bears following info.: 'COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMMS/ LTD./ MANUFACTURERS OF/ PRECISION INSTRUMENTS/ YORK, ENGLAND.'/ Masking tape label bears following info: 'TRANSIT #1/ S/N V012435/ SEE/ TRIPOD'; second label bears following: '784-428 4'/ .1 'COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LTD./ YORK ENGLAND/ VO12435' and 'MADE FOR/ THE HUGHES-OWENS CO. LTD./ CANADA.' incised on instrument/ Label applied to frame bears following info.: 'SERVICED BY/HUGHES OWENS/ 403 LAURIER W. - OTTAWA'/ .3 'CT & S' appears on lid of vial.
Missing: Yes - some misc auxilary parts.
Finish: Transit painted grey with the exception of levelling screws/ Wooden carrying case stained brown and varnished; lined with velvet.
Decoration: N/A

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Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd., Transit, before 1952, Artifact no. 1985.0578, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0578.001/

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