Surveying Transit
Object/Artifact
Surveying transit made by Queen & Co. of Philadelphia, register #5600. Includes wooden case. Missing case lid and tripod.
81.103.8a-b
A transit level is an optical instrument, or a telescope, complete with a built-in spirit level that is mounted on a tripod. Transit levels are used mainly for surveying and construction, but they can be used to determine the relative position of lines and objects as well.
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Queen & Co.
19th Century
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America
Surveying equipment
Other Number
81.103.8.a-b
2
1 compass (81.103.8a), 1 box (81.103.8a-b)
Wood
Brass
Glass
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