Accession No

3888

Brief Description

level, by E. R. Watts and Son, English, mid-19th to mid-20th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

E. R. Watts and Son

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1857

Latest Date

1948

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass

Dimensions

case length 222mm; breadth 114mm; height 140mm; bubble length 75mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1992.

Inscription

‘E.R. WATTS & SON
LONDON
NO 16368’ (left side of telescope-holding plate)

Description Notes

Black-finished inverting telescope. Cross hairs. Hinged mirror over bubble, white reflecting plate underneath. Elevation screw for levelling. Circular bubble on plate for levelling telescope holding plate. Threaded attachment for tripod (tripod does not come with telescope). Screw for slow motion adjustment of tangent.

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