General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

14

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METALS INCLUDING IRON, COPPER ALLOY, CARBON/.6-.7 cellulose nitrate HANDLES/ WOOD CASE WITH LEATHER COVERING, METAL HARDWARE, CARDBOARD, PAPER, SILK & VELVET LINING & PADDING/ GLASS VIAL WITH SYNTHETIC LID

Dimensions

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

Length

19.1 cm

Width

13.8 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mathematics

Category

Drawing & measuring instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1903+

Canada

ACCORDING TO DONOR, IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1903 BY CLARENCE ROBERT WESTLAND OF WYOMING, ON. IT WAS USED ON BOUNDARY SURVEYS ALONG ST. CROIX RIVER IN NB, & NFLD & LABRADOR. MARKINGS INDICATE THAT WESTLAND GRADUATED FROM MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN MONTREAL IN 1907 & LATER WORKED FOR DOMINION OBSERVATORY, GEODETIC SURVEY, & DEPT. OF INTERIOR.

Function

A SET OF INSTRUMENTS FOR DRAWING MAPS, PLANS ETC.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY DRAWING SET USED IN SURVEYING

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INSIDE LID HANDWRITTEN LETTERING IN BLACK PEN & PENCIL IN SCRIPT & PRINT READS 'C.R. Westland/ 07 McGill/ Wyoming/ Ontario/ Ottawa/ Ontario' IN BLACK PEN & IN PENCIL 'HARLING/ LONDON', 'Dominion/ Observatory', 'Geodetic/ Survey', & 'Dept. of Interior/ Ottawa'/ PARTIAL LEGIBLE LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS '20.00/ CR Westland/ McGill'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PLATED, BRUSHED, METALLIC INSTRUMENTS/ NATURAL IVORY/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ RED CASE WITH BLUE LINING

Decoration

UNINSCRIBED SILVER? PLATE ON CASE LID EXTERIOR