Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2003.58.021 A—G
Accession#:
2003.58
Credit Line:
Donated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Alidade
Title:
Gurley Telescope Alidade & Accessories in Wood Case
Date:
1950
Description:
A — Gurley alidade.
B—F — Accessories.
G — Varnished wood case with leather handle.
A — "W. &. L.E> Gurley / Troy, N.y. U.S.A. / 50376" stamped in base plate of alidade.
B — 4.25 inches by 1.375 inches by 1.625 inches. Level vial in case. Black tube level case.
C — 1—inch black circular eye piece cap with center hole. Fits into wood case.
D — .5 inches by 4 inches by 6.75 inches red paperback manual "GURLEY MANUAL / OF / SURVEYING / INSTRUMENTS / Fifty—first Edition" .
E — .125 inches by 1.75 inches by 12.5 inches engineer's scale is wood with white plastic edges.
F — 1.75 inches by 1.75 inches by 1 inch red cardboard box with 70 steel thumb tacks.
G — Wood case with leather handle and white rubber legs."10578" & "Alidade" handwritten on exterior. Red plastic plate "K & E Distributors / J.A. Gendron & Co / Spokane / Wash." and brass "GURLEY…" & "LEITZ…" plates. "USBM 10578" hand written inside lid.
Notes:
See 2003.58.001
D — manual is reference to other Gurley equipment.
See document file for labels taken from exterior of case.
See document file for information on alidade and plane table.
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