Explorer's Alidade
W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York
about 1950
10-in. telescope with side mounted focus and screw eyepiece. 4-in. detachable striding level fits on base; 2-in. radius, 90-degree Beaman Stadia Arc on left side of telescope; 4 1/2 in. trough compass, all black crackle finish, serial no. 491,149
Overall: 11 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 13 in. (28.9 × 8.3 × 33 cm)
Case: 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (13.3 × 13.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.109
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Surveying
Not on view
Published References
Skerritt, Cat. of the Charles E. Smart Collection of Antique Surveying Instruments (1996), pp. 42-43.
Provenance
Department of Earth Sciences, Fairchild Hall, Dartmouth College; given to the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, October 2007.
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