Former owner
Carlyle E. Smith
Surveyor's instruments in case
1867-1880
Wood, brass, other metal, ivory, textile, paper
Container: 1 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (4.4 × 20.6 × 12.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Carl D. Smith
1956.127
These instruments were once owned by the donor's father-in-law, Carlyle E. Smith (d. 1882).
DescriptionSurveyor's instruments in textile-lined wooden case with interior tray; fifteen tools, including compass and attachments, ivory ruler or scale, two protractors, and calipers.Markingsprinted paper label: affixed to inside of lid: "MEDAILLE D'ARGENT / Marque de Fabrique / EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1867"
typewritten: on slip of paper found inside case: "Surveyor's instruments used / by Carl D. Smith's father, / Carlyle E. Smith, who died in / 1882. I cannot at this moment / find my memo as to railroad he / helped to survey in the North / Country. / [signed in pencil] Frances H. Smith / July 20, 1956"
scratched: on brass plaque in center top of lid: "W. H. Clarke / Class 73 / U.V.M."
ClassificationsSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
