Fauth Theodolite
OBJECT TYPE
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
horizontal circle: 5 1/4 in; 13.335 cm
vertical circle: 4 in; 10.16 cm
telescope: 7 in; 17.78 cm
overall: 10 in x 5 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 14.605 cm x 24.13 cm
DESCRIPTION
G. N. Saegmuller described this as a "Four inch Theodolite, As furnished to the U. S. Government Surveys," and priced it at $300. This example was made after 1887 when Saegmuller began putting serial numbers on Fauth instruments, and before 1905 when Fauth & Co. went out of business. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1929. The horizontal and vertical circles are silvered, and read, with opposite verniers and magnifiers, to 30 seconds. The signature reads "FAUTH & CO. WASHN D.C. No 966" and "U.S.C.&G.S. No. 160."
Ref: George N. Saegmuller, Descriptive Price List of First Class Engineering & Astronomical Instruments (Washington, D.C., 1903), p. 41.
LOCATION
Currently not on view
PLACES
place made : United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Additional Resource Information
Related Publication : Saegmuller, George N.. Descriptive Price-List of First-Class Engineering & Astronomical Instruments Credit Line : U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Record Id : nmah_747593
ID Number : PH.309664 catalog number : 309664 accession number : 106954
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