Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2007.30.01
- Made by: Path Instruments Inc. NEW YORK
- Model:
- Serial Number:
- Date Made: Circa 1950s.
- Approximate size:
- Accessories: None.
- Condition: Fair
Commentary:
Path transits were made in Japan and sold by the Hughes Owens Co. in the 1950s. On the top of the vertical circle cover, there is the inscription: “MADE FOR THE HUGHES OWENS Co. Ltd. CANADA”. The horizontal and verticle scales are divided to 30 minutes, with vernier readings to 1 minute.
The transit was originally mounted on wooden base and used as a curling tropy by UMA Engineering.
Source of Object: Donated by Doug Kelsch, UMA Engineering.
Notes: The transit was loaned on July 22, 2010 to McElhanney Surveying to be part of McElhanneys 100 year exhibit at Leduc Energy Discovery Center. The Society has one oher Path Transit (SHF 2018.01.02) formerly belonging to Ed Scovill ALS.
References: Visit article Is it a Theodolite or Transit? Early Open Vernier Theodolites and Transits for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on December 4, 2024.