Accession No

2215

Brief Description

adjustable crosshead, by E. Stansfield, 1900 (c)

Origin

Maker

Stansfield, E.

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

height 166mm; diameter 70mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 05/1969.

Inscription

‘E. STANSFIELD’ (on upper cylinder)

Description Notes

Brass cylinder in two parts, divided by silvered scale. Single set of slit and window sights in lower section. Scale divided 0 - 360 in single degrees. Read by vernier on upper cylinder to 4’ of arc with 2 sets of slit and window sights set mutually at right angles. 2 bubble levels set mutually at right angles on top of upper cylinder. Aperture in top for compass (? missing).

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