Vintage survey level transit & tripod HOW2 build plans

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Subject: Vintage survey level transit & tripod HOW2 build plans
This article will show you how to build a transit. It can be built by anyone with a few ordinary hand tools. It contains a level that can be finely adjusted for precise readings. The alidade can be detached from the instrument and used on a plane table or sketching board.
An Original Five and a Half-Page Plan that was removed from a 1947 magazine.
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