Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2007.27.09
- Made by: Cooke, Throughton & Simms Ltd., York, England
- Model: Tavistock
- Serial Number: Unknown.
- Date Made: It appears this instrument was produced sometime after 1936.
- Approximate size: Unknown.
- Accessories: There are several attachments and accessories including an eye end, a canvas instrument cover, an approximate 2′ long rubber electrical cable and a sun shade. an adjusting pin (in a plastic container), a key, a bracket (1 1/2 X 5 inches) held on the box by two nuts. Included also are three books (pamphlets): Instructions for use and adjustment of Tavistock Theodolite Type II (two copies) and a book that includes a history of the instrument, specifications, testing of the instrument and other data. A leather case marked N includes: 90 eyepiece, vernier light, 2 eyepieces for scope, 2 unknown items. A leather case marked D includes: plumb bob, string, 4 tools (small wrench, two adjusting pins, one unknown tool)..
- Condition: fair
Commentary:
The significance of the name “Tavistock” was always a bit of a mystery until a bit of research resulted in the finding that the name referred to the town in which it was designed. From a dated picture in a pamphlet accompanying the theodolite, it appears this instrument was produced sometime after 1936. According to C.H. Weir ALS#164, this theodolite dates back to when A.G. Stewart ALS#078 was in private practice in Edmonton..
Source of Object: Donated by C.H. (Charlie) Weir, ALS.
Notes: The Society has only one in their collection..
References: Visit article A Town in Devonshire, England and the Tavistock Theodolite for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on November 30, 2024.