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Stadimeter

Catalogue number:
2000.0257.03

Inscriptions:
"STADIMETER U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF ORDNANCE MARK III MOD. 1 NO. 409 / 1918 INSPEC. CHD MADE BY KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. NEW YORK" "STADIMETER U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF ORDNANCE MARK III MOD. 1 NO. 409 / 1918 INSPEC. CHD MADE BY KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. NEW YORK"

Discussion:
This telescopic instrument was made for use during World War I. The United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency transferred it to the Smithsonian in 2000.

Further Information:

Keuffel & Esser
Stadimeter

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