Telescope, transit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TRANSIT
- DATE
- 1913–1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0851.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 19
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predominantly metal with glass lenses. Level on top contains a liquid, possibly mineral spirits.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.0 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- 11.0 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
- Bausch Lomb
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Main body has a dull brass-coloured finish that turns to a bare metal grey near the front of the lens. Some components have a gloss black finish. The protractor is gloss grey with black markings. Lenses are shiny clear glass. Lens cap has a satin black finish.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Telescope, transit, circa 1913–1914, Artifact no. 1968.0851, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0851.002/
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