Alidade
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STRAIGHT EDGE/GRADUATED/FOLDING
- DATE
- 1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1118.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Keuffel & Esser Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS/ LEATHER CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 10.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Harvesting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Keuffel Esser
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS A SIGHTING DEVICE TO PLOT A POINT ON A MAP OR TO CREATE A MAP, USUALLY ON A PLANE TABLE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON TOP OF BASE: 'KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. N.Y./ 10'/ GRADUATIONS ON BEVELLED EDGE FROM '0' TO '5' IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM CENTRE/ STAMPED ON CASE LID: 'DIETZGEN'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK SIGHTS & GRADUATIONS/ BROWN CASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Keuffel & Esser Co., Alidade, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1988.1118, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1118.001/
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