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dave-karoly
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Look at the last photo. Is the vertical circle supposed to be cockeyed like that?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Warren-and-Knight-Sterling-Surveyors-Transit-Philadelphia-Very-Rare?item=270976841997&cmd=ViewItem


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 8:17 am
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That gun's been dropped.


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 8:24 am
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It's interesting looking at all the old instruments in there. Most of the sellers have no idea what they are. There are a lot of builder transits which of course the sellers think are worth hundreds of dollars.


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 8:27 am
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Not only dropped, but then somebody took off the vernier scale so the vertical motion would move. Or don't I understand the design?


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 9:23 am
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I was looking at that too; I don't see the vernier either.


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 9:29 am

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I think there are several pieces missing. There is usually some some of guard over the vertical circle, the vertical vernier is gone and I don't see any plate levels.


 
Posted : May 30, 2012 10:49 am