Theodolite
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MICROMETER/TRANSITING/INVERTED OPTICS
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0884.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wild
- MODEL
- T1
- LOCATION
- Heerbrugg, Switzerland
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 46635
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS OPTICS. LEATHER CARRYING STRAP ON CASE LID
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.0 cm
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 32.0 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
- Wild
- Country
- Switzerland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Heerbrugg
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED C.1970S-1980S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO MEASURE VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL ANGLES. - Technical
-
FIRST T1 THEODOLITE INTRODUCED BY WILD IN 1931 (REF.2, P.30). THIS IS A LATER VERSION OF THE SAME INSTRUMENT, OF MEDIUM PRECISION. IT WAS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR TRAVERSING SMALL TRIANGULATIONS,SETTING OUT SURVEYS & STADIA MEASUREMENTS, AND WAS WIDELY USED. (REF.3, P.113) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ SWITZERLAND/ T1-46635' INCISED ON STANDARD BASE; 'H56-58' & '999-111-168 P' CRUDELY INCISED ON REVERSE/ TELESCOPE EYEPIECE FOCUSING RING LABELLED -20-0-+20 BY SINGLE DIVISIONS/ 'US. Patent No 2660093' STAMPED IN OBJECTIVE LENS HOUSING/ TELESCOPIC COMPASS LABELLED 'N' ON ONE END/ LABEL INSIDE CASE BASE READS 'SERVICE BY/ WILD OF CANADA LIMITED/ 881 Lady Ellen Place/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO/ MAR 10/1970/ DATE SERVICED'/ PLATE SCREWED TO CASING TOP READS: 'WILD OF CANADA LIMITED/ 881 Lady Ellen Place/ OTTAWA ONTARIO'/ '56158' PAINTED BY HAND ON CASE TOP, THEN CROSSED-OUT; '46635' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER, BELOW.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- THEODOLITE, LENS COVER & 2-PART CASE ALL FINISHED WITH DULL OLIVE-GREEN ENAMEL PAINT. LEVELLING FEET AND MOST ADJUSTMENT KNOBS & FITTINGS HAVE POLISHED SILVER METAL FINISH. ACCESSORY EYEPIECES & SCREW-LOCK CLAMPS ON BASE HAVE FLAT BLACK FINISH
- Decoration
- NONE
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Wild, Theodolite, before 1970, Artifact no. 1986.0884, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0884.001/
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