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ANTIQUE SURVEYING ENGINEERING INSTRUMENT - KEUFFEL AND ESSEL - WALNUT STORAGE BO




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:640941Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original Description:
THE SALE IS FOR THE KEUFFEL AND ESSEL - N.Y. INSTRUMENT - POSSIBLY A SURVEYING INSTRUMENT OR MAP MEASURING INSTRUMENT??

INFORMATION IN PENCIL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LID - (SET 993 TO GET DOUBLE AREA ON 50 SCALE MAP. 

ATTACHED LABEL IS FROM L.M. PRINCE CINCINNATI, OHIO.  THIS COMPANY WAS IN OPERATION FROM 1850-1915 IN CINCINNATI.  I AM NOT SURE OF THE AGE OF THIS PIECE OR IF THE PAPER LABEL ON THE BOX LID WAS ORIGINAL TO THE INSTRUMENT.

THE INSTRUME...NT APPEARS TO WORK SMOOTHLY AND ONE ROD ROTATES AND MAY BE SOME SORT OF A LEVELING INSTRUMENT??

THE INSTRUMENT IS 8" BY 13" BY 3" - LOTS OF BRASS - ORIGINAL PATINA AND NEEDS CLEANED.  NICKEL PLATED RODS ON UNDERSIDE HAS SOME RUST.

THE WALNUT STORAGE BOX APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL.  THE INSTRUMENT FITS SNUGGLY AND THE BOX HAS A KEY AND LOCK WHICH WORKS WELL.  HINGES ARE SOLID AND BOX IS LINED AND SOLID. 

IF ANYONE HAS  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH I COULD ADD TO THE DESCRIPTION IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED!
On Jul-15-19 at 05:03:03 PDT, seller added the following information:ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY AN E-BAY SELLER.

THIS ITEM IS A "ROLLING PLANIMETER" PICTURED IN EARLY K AND E CATALOG.


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