Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2007.08.01
- Made by: Unknown.
- Model: Unknown.
- Serial Number: Unknown.
- Date Made: Unknown.
- Approximate size: 2″ (5.1cm) in diameter and 3/4 (1.9cm) thick.
- Accessories: wooden case.
- Condition: Unknown.
Commentary:
There are no markings on this sidereal watch. The case for the watch is inscribed B.M. Rustad, ALS. Bjorn Rustad ALS#229 came to Canada in 1950 from Norway and spent most of his surveying career working on baseline, meridian, and township surveys in northern Alberta with the Director of Surveys office. He was an honorary life member of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association.
It has a 24-hour face with an hour and minute hand as well as a sweep second hand. It is wound by a ratcheting thumb knob. There is a padded wooden case to hold the chronometer. It is a varnished wooden box 4 3/4 (12.1 cm) square by 2″ (5.1cm) high. It has a 1 3/4 (4.5cm) diameter glass window on the top of the box to view the chronometer face. It is hinged on one side with a slide lock catch. A brass tag is screwed to the top front below the circular glass window.
Source of Object: Unknown.
Notes: The Society has only one in their collection.
References: Visit articles The Topley Company – a Canadian Supplier of Survey Instruments and Surveys were to be Astronomical for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on December 13, 2024.