Transit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1913
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0319.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cooke, T. & Sons Ltd.
- MODEL
- BERGER PATTERN
- LOCATION
- London & York, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 14203
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS & CAST METALS (STEEL ?); SILVER CIRCLES; GLASS OPTICS; WOODEN CASE HAS LEATHER COVER.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 41.9 cm
- Width
- 21.6 cm
- Height
- 19.1 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
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London & York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS INSTRUMENT USED AFTER 1914.
- Canada
-
USED BY GEOLOGIAL SURVEY OF CANADA. - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ANGLES. - Technical
-
THIS TRANSIT DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE PLUMB BOB HOOK IS HIGHLY PLACED: IT IS ROUGHLY LEVEL WITH THE LEVELLING SCREWS. THERE IS A CIRCULAR OPENING ON THE LOCKING PLATE FOR LEVELLING THE SCREW FEET: THIS OPENING SURROUNDS A SMALL POST, AND LIMITS THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF THE LOCKING FEET. IT IS FITTED WITH A SCREW-COLLAR TO LOCK THE PLATE: A SMALL LEVER-STYLE FITTING IS MORE COMMON. IT ALSO FEATURES THE ADDITION OF SMALL SIGHTS ON THE TELESCOPE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- SHADESOVER HORIZONTAL CIRCLES MISSING; INSTRUMENT FINISH IS VERY WORN.
- Finish
- TELESCOPE ORIGINALLY HAD BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISH: NOW WORN. BASE, LIMB, STANDARDS & VERTICAL CIRCLE GUARD ALL PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cooke, T. & Sons Ltd., Transit, circa 1913, Artifact no. 1968.0319, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0319.001/
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