Surveyor's Transit

Made by W. & L. E. Gurley, Troy, New York1908New York, United States

A brass surveyor's transit by W. & L. E. Gurley, complete with tripod and fitted mahogany case. Instruments like this laid out the American railroad grid, city plats, and county lines; Gurley's serial-numbered production is a cornerstone of instrument-history research.

Provenance

1908

Manufactured by W. & L. E. Gurley, Troy, NY

confirmed

1955

Retired by a county surveyor's office

attributed

1990

Acquired by Lindqvist Workshop Archive

documented

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

The Lindqvist Workshop Archive

Northern Europe

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryScientific Instruments

MaterialsBrass, glass optics, mahogany, steel tripod

DimensionsTelescope 28 cm; case 38 × 20 × 20 cm

Serial No.40,1XX

ConditionExcellent; verniers legible, optics clear

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 75/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (1908). Surveyor's Transit [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1908-000031.