Antique Solid Brass Surveyor Transit english accurate educational tools

accurate educational tools

Nelke - Signs - New York"

There is a stain on the back of the frame

This piece is of solid oak manufacture and features a multitude of storage options on its three shelves of varying heights

Antique Solid Brass Surveyor Transit english accurate educational toolsLate 1800s Early 1900s solid brass surveyor's transit instrument (or transit level or transit device) used by a surveyor around the turn of the century to provide accurate readings and civil and structural engineering. This device would have rested on a wooden tripod (not included). The instrument spins and operates freely. An inscription on the base reads "M. P. Ry. M. of W. No. 4". Transits are optical instruments used in surveying and construction