Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2007.08.01
- Made by: Unknown.
- Model: Unknown.
- Serial Number: Unknown.
- Date Made: Unknown.
- Approximate size: 5.1cm diameter.
- Accessories: Wooden case.
- Condition: Good.
Commentary:
This sideral watch has a 24-hour face, with a hour and minute hand and a sweep second hand. It is manually wound using a thumb knob. The manufacturer, the model number or serial number are not identified on the exterior of the watch.
It is stored in a padded, varnished wooden case which has a 4.5 cm diameter glass window on the top of the case to view the watch. The case has a small brass plate screwed into the top of the case just below the circular glass window with the inscription on it “ B M RUSTAD, A.L.S.” 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.
Source of Object: The is no record of how it was aquired. It was part of the original Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association collection..
Notes: Thi sis the only siderial watch of its type in the 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.