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Spirit level with magnetic compass in case, by John Cail, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1820-29. Used by George Stephenson on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway survey in 1829

Combined spirit level & compass, British, 1820-1829

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1820-1829
Linen tape in bakelite casing, 20 metres, manufactured by J. Chesterman & Co. Limited, Sheffield, England, 1951-1960

Linen 20-metre tape, British, 1951-1960

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1951-1960
Boxwood and nickel silver folding rule clinometer with magnetic compass and spirit level and case, by Elliott Brothers, 56 Strand, London, England, 1856-1862.

Folding rule clinometer with case, 1856-1862

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1856-1862
Two electrotype replicas of ends of Roman measuring rods, 1-100 CE

Replica measuring rods, Ancient Roman, 1-100 CE

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1-100 CE
Polar Coordinatograph (cased) by Haag-Streit AG, of Bern, Switzerland, dated 1965. No. 51000212

Polar Coordinatograph (cased) by Haag-Streit AG, o

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1965
Cast iron first order bench mark, Nivellement General de la France, French, 1910-14.

Cast iron bench mark, French, 1910-1914

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1910-1914
Optical range-finder, arranged for gallery demonstration, c.1940s

Optical range-finder, arranged for gallery demonst

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5-inch Hoskold type mining transit theodolite with stand by John Davis & Son, Derby, England, 1871-1900.

Mining transit theodolite, 1871-1900

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1871-1900
"Permaline" 26/8', 20 metre measuring tape with box by Rabone Chesterman Limited, England, 1977

'Permaline' measuring tape, British, 1977

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1977
MRA 101 tellurometer set made by Plessey, serial no. 822, 1965-75.

Model MRA 101 tellurometer, 1965-75

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1965-1975
Labbez type telemeter No.712 in case, with reel of twine, unsigned, British, 1895

Labbez type telemeter, British, 1895

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1895
Prismatic magnetic compass by John Dover, London & Charlton, England, 1851-1865

Prismatic compass, 1851-1865

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1851-1865
AGA geodimeter 14 (electronic distance measurer) with battery pack, voltage regulator, three circular slide scales for corrections and operating manual, in carrying case, by AGA Geotronics AB., Sweden, 1981-1990

AGA geodimeter 14 (electronic distance measurer) with battery pack, voltage regulator, three circular slide scales for corrections and operating manual, in carrying case

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1981-1990
`Redta' 002 reducing Tachymeter by Carl Zeiss of Jena, serial no.137435, cased, c.1940 with another, similar, serial no.129583, with instruction booklet

`Redta' 002 reducing Tachymeter by Carl Zeiss of J

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1940
Transit theodolite, 3 inch, by L. Casella, Holborn, London, England, 1892

Transit theodolite, British, 1892

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1892
Mining transit theodolite, 3 inch, by F.W. Breithaupt & Son, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, 1850-1876

Mining transit theodolite, German, 1850-1876

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1850-1876
"Multiped" pedometer with adjustable pace length with case, scales in miles and kilometers, and clip attachment. Made in West Germany, c. 1984. Diameter 41mm. Supplied by Pedometers International, Daventy, England

'Multiped' Pedometer, 1982-84

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1982-1984
Eckholdt's Patent Omnimeter, invented 1868, by Elliott Brothers, London, England, 1868-1900

Eckholdt's Patent Omnimeter, British, 1868-1900

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1868-1900
Tacheometer, DK-RV model, by Kern & Co. AG, Aarau, Switzerland, Serial no. 72253, in carrying case, no tripod, 1965-69. Supplied by Grab & Wildi AG, Zurich, Switzerland.

Tacheometer, DK-RV model, Swiss, 1965-1969

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1965-1969
Hawk stereo projector, 1970s. With 2 boxes of trade literature and 11 cartons of trade literature

Hawk stereo projector, 1970s. With 2 boxes of trad

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Mining transit theodolite, 4-inch, with detachable side telescope in two boxes, by F.W. Breithaupt & Sohn, Kassel, Germany, 1910-1915

Mining transit theodolite, 1910-1915

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1910-1915
Everest type theodolite, 4-inch, by Troughton & Simms, London, England, 1875-1899

Everest type theodolite, British, 1875-1899

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1875-1899
Radical line plotter by Hilger & Watts, No.101126, 1950-1970

Radical line plotter by Hilger & Watts, No.101126,

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1950-1970
'Steward' Patent Telemeter, No.286, in case, by J. H. Steward, Strand, London, England, 1908-1912

Steward patent telemeter

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1908-1912
Stereocomparator, B25, made by Cambridge Inst. Co. Ltd. no.C385155, with Ross binocular, no.2584, 1940-1950, size

Stereocomparator, B25, made by Cambridge Inst. Co.

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1940-1950
Blaupunkt RNS 149 TravelPilot GPS system for use in car. The GPS-based built-in navigation system gives turn-by-turn guidance with natural-sounding voice output.

Blaupunkt RNS 149 TravelPilot GPS system for use i

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1999
Wild autograph A5 photogrammetric plotter, 1948, made by Wild Heerbrugg, Switzerland

Wild autograph A5 photogrammetric plotter, 1948, m

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1948
Stereo-plotter designed by F.V. Thompson, made by W.Watson and Sons, probably c. 1906

Stereo-plotter designed by F.V. Thompson, made by

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1906
Tellurometer MRA2, complete with two backpacks, 1960-1965

Tellurometer MRA2, complete with two backpacks, 19

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1960-1965
Part of complete Steward telemeter, for use as a model, unsigned, 1895-1930.

Part of complete Steward telemeter, for use as a m

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1895-1930
Pulfrich-Zeiss stereo-comparator, Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany, 1930-1939. Serial no. 11321.

Stereo-comparator, 1930-1939

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1930-1939
Magnavox satellite survey equipment, comprising georeceiver and antenae in carrying cases, by Magnavox Government and Industrial Electronics Company, Torrance, California, USA, 1975-1985

Magnavox satellite survey equipment, 1980-1985

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1975-1985
Theodolite, DKM2 model, by Kern & Co. AG, Aarau, Switzerland, serial no. 128593, in carrying case, no tripod, early 1960s. Height (cased) 270 mm, Width (case) 122mm, Length (case) 160mm, Length (telescope) 169mm.

Model DKM2 theodolite, 1960-1965

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1960-1965
Phototheodolite, designed by Prof. E.J. Mills, 1895-1905. Plus height adjustable swivel stand on Museum base, tripod legs and 12 photographic plate plate holders (dark slides).

Phototheodolite, designed by Prof. E.J. Mills, 1895-1905

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1895-1905
Bench for manufacturing of surveying levelling staves

Bench for manufacturing of surveying levelling sta

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One Micromap Compact Card: 'Ordnance Survey map of White Peak (west) Side 5'. From Micromap Ordnance Survey Outdoor leisure Series Set 1: 'Map 24, White Peak (West) - 10 cards'.

Micromap map card, 1995-1998

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1995-1998
Clinometer with 20 inch telescope, by Richer

Clinometer with telescope

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Circumferentor by Fraser, London, late 18th century

Circumferentor by Fraser, London, late 18th centur

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Levelling staff, 1914

Levelling staff, 1914

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1914
Dummy unit of Magellan Global Positioning System (GPS) Trailblazer XL hand-held system, 1997

Dummy unit of Magellan Global Positioning System (

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1997
Demonstration of the principle of survey levelling

Demonstration of the principle of survey levelling

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1970-1975
Folding clinometer rule with case, by D. Mauch, Cologne, Germany, 1855-1865

Folding Clinometer Rule, 1855-1865

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1855-1865
Feature codes menu for Ordnance Survey map digitising, 1985. numbered DIGYS MENU 020 484. Length 640 mm. Width 250 mm

Feature codes menu for Ordnance Survey map digitis

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Mast height range keeper, designed by Forbes, 1906

Mast height range keeper, designed by Forbes, 1906

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4-inch mining transit theodolite by W. F. Stanley & Co. Ltd, London, Englandl, 1906. With box and tripod.

Mining transit theodolite, 1906

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1906
Clinometer, serial no.3061 with leather case marked Matthews & Sons 1907, made by F. Barker & Sons, London, 1906. Owned by Paske (Diameter 72 mm)

Clinometer in case, 1906-1907

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1906-1907
Wild GBL 2 metre subtense bar, for indirect distance measuring, c.1970s, cased

Wild GBL 2 metre subtense bar, for indirect distan

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Cyclograph designed by R. Price-Williams for setting out railway curves, by Troughton & Simms, London, England, 1849.

Cyclograph for setting out railway curves, British, 1849

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1849
Pair of 5 metre measuring rods, square section, by O. Fennel und Soehne, c. 1900

Pair of 5 metre measuring rods

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1900
Tape, 6-foot, by J. Chesterman & Co. Limited, Sheffield, England, 1923-1928

6-Foot tape measure, British, 1923-1928

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1923-1928