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Theodolite, by E. R. Watts & Son Ltd., London, 1940

Inventory Number 16800


Subject
Surveying
Item type
Object
Provenance
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Primary inscriptions
Instrument: "E.R. Watts & Son, London No. 20565" Inside box: "INSTRUMENT NO. 20565 DATE 14/6/40 CONSTANT = +0.35" Maker's label and instruction label. On box: "Watts 20565" "11". Two indecipherable labels.
Object type
Theodolite
Dimensions
Height: 360mm Width: 116mm
Inventory No
16800
Accession Number
2005-12/4

Description

Six parts: theodolite, plumb bob, sight, sight fitting, metal fittings, box.

Theodolite: metal with black painted surface Metal fittings. Box: wooden hinged box with internal fittings and leather straps.