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American transit
American transit

American transit

Datecirca 1900
Inventory Number5171
ClassificationSurveyor's Transit
Subject
    Maker P. & R. Wittstock circa 1900
    Place of Origin
      Dimensionstransit: 21 × 9.5 × 15 cm (8 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
      case: 15.5 × 28.4 × 14.5 cm (6 1/8 × 11 3/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
      Material
        AccessoriesWood box, leather belt strap, telescope hood/sun shade.
        DescriptionTransit, L.S.S. 21 T
        InscribedP. & R. Wittstock Berline No. 656
        American transit
        P. & R. Wittstock
        Date: circa 1900
        Accessories: Telescope hood/sun shade, wood case.
        Object number: 1996-1-0070
        American transit
        P. & R. Wittstock
        Date: circa 1900
        Accessories: Wood case w/ swing door, telescope hood, leather strap.
        Object number: 5169
        American transit with solar attachment
        Keuffel & Esser Company
        Date: circa 1908
        Accessories: Wood case w/ swing door and leather pockets for tools, a small aluminum tool, small sun telescope, packet of screws.
        Object number: 5175a
        American transit
        Samuel Thaxter & Son
        Date: circa 1895
        Accessories: Wood case, screwdriver, telescope hood, small mysterious tool, key for box.
        Object number: 5173a
        transit theodolite with solar attachment
        W. & L. E. Gurley
        Date: ca. 1884
        Accessories: solar attachment; case; level; green filter; sun shade; tripod (5163b)
        Object number: 5163a
        P. & R. Wittstock dumpy level
        P. & R. Wittstock
        Date: circa 1900
        Accessories: mahogany case; 2 sunshades; dust cover
        Object number: 5146a
        transit
        William J. Young & Sons
        Date: 1870-1875
        Accessories: carrying case; dust cap; sunshade; leather belt strap; tripod (5165b)
        Object number: 5165a
        surveyor's transit
        John H. Temple
        Date: 1850-1870
        Accessories: carrying case; dust cap; leather straps; tripod (5166b)
        Object number: 5166a
        Troughton & Simms Y level
        Troughton & Simms
        Date: circa 1840
        Accessories: mahogany box with brass handle; sun shade for telescope
        Object number: 5234
        suveyor's transit
        C. L. Berger & Sons
        Date: circa 1925
        Accessories: Original wood box, hand magnifier 3.5X (2008-1-0051b), brass collar
        Object number: 2008-1-0051a
        American transit
        Ledder & Probst
        Date: circa 1920
        Accessories: flathead screwdriver (not compatible), ray shade
        Object number: 1989-1-0027
        American transit theodolite
        W. & L. E. Gurley
        Date: circa 1860
        Accessories: Screw driver, C-Spanner, Spanner, Tom
        Object number: 5269