Accession No

2849

Brief Description

tripod (theodolite), by Srbastys, Czech, 1940 (c)

Origin

Czechoslovakia; Prague

Maker

Srbastys

Class

miscellaneous; surveying

Earliest Date

1940

Latest Date

1940

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal; hide (leather); cloth (canvas)

Dimensions

case height 905mm; breadth 270mm; depth 170mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Sedgwick Musuem, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 05/1982.

Inscription

‘SRBASTYS
PRAHA
903’
‘T4’ (painted on)
‘SEDGWICK MUSEUM
CAMBRIDGE’ (painted on)

Description Notes

Folding wood and metal tripod suitable for theodolite 2154. Leather strap, metal spikes, canvas and leather bag.

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