Theodolite
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1910–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0394.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Berger, C.L. & Sons
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 10431
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- All metal construction with brass, aluminium and white metal/ Glass optics/ Wood box/ Leather strap/ Paper.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 29.2 cm
- Height
- 39.4 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
- Berger
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used for secondary triangulation work on geodetic surveys. Used to measure angles. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Top of theodolite base plate: "C.L. Berger & Sons./ Boston U.S.A./ 10431"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Has a gloss black finish over most of the instrument. Some components have a gloss brushed gold-coloured finish. The box has a dark varnished wood finish. The interior of the box has several white and off-white labels with black text.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Berger, C.L. & Sons, Theodolite, circa 1910–1930, Artifact no. 1968.0394, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1968.0394.001/
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