Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2007.02.01
- Made by: E.R. Watts and Son
- Model: Unknown
- Serial Number: 3726
- Date Made: Circa 1910.
- Approximate size:
- Accessories: Tripod, wooden carrying case and other accessories (see commentary)
- Condition: Poor
Commentary:
This brass theodolite was manufactured By E.R. Watts & Son, London England. Serial number 3726. It comes with a wooden telescopic leg tripod (ALSA 2007.02.02) and a leather covered wooden carrying case. Other accessories include a sunshade, lens cover and a small aluminum case (4 cm. diameter X 1.3 cm. thick). A place for it is in the carrying case, however its purpose in unknown.
A similar looking theodolite is in the E.R. Watts 1910 Catalogue, pages 20, 21. Of interest in the catalogue it is called a Transit Theodolite indicating the telescope could be rotated 360 degrees in a vertical plane around the horizontal axis. just like the American transit.
Source of Object: Unknown, it was part of the original Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association collection
Notes: The Society has only one of this type in its collection.
References: Visit article Surveys were to be Astronomical for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on December 3, 2024.