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Image: Kemmerer and Releated Items (3 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (3 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (3 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (3 of 4)

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Image: Kemmerer and Releated Items (4 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (4 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (4 of 4)
Kemmerer and Releated Items (4 of 4)

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Image: Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Image: Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items
Kemmerer and Releated Items

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Water sampling kit including a kemmerer. The Kemmerer, also known as a water bottle is used by lowering it to the desired depth of water to be tested. A messenger (torpedo-like object with slit on the side) is attached to the rope holding kemmerer and slides down to it. It hits the kemmerer and closes it.

Image: Chart Dividers
Chart Dividers
Chart Dividers
Chart Dividers

Description: Also known as a measuring compass or proportional divider, chart dividers are used in cartography (map making), as well as nautical navigation. In map making this divider is used to change the scale from one map to another. Manufactured by Bowen & Company, Inc. Serial # 310R and marked with USGS property number "G-154". Object ID: USGS-000400

Description: Also known as a measuring compass or proportional divider, chart dividers are used in cartography (map making), as well as nautical navigation. In map making this divider is used to change the scale from one map to another. Manufactured by Bowen & Company, Inc. Serial # 310R and marked with USGS property number "G-154". Object ID: USGS-000400

Image: Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked "HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked "HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Image: Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked ""HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked ""HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Image: Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case
Engineer's or Wye Level with Case

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked ""HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, before 1950. The case is original, marked ""HYDROGRAPHY / U.S.G.S." and "1939". The case includes an adaptive re-use of a belt as the carrying strap. The instrument has serial #1749 and was used in the U.S.

Image: Small Bedload Sampler
Small Bedload Sampler
Small Bedload Sampler
Small Bedload Sampler

Named for co-inventors Ed Helley and Winchell Smith; built in the 1960s by Vigus and Lyle, machinists in the Geology Department of the University of California, Berkeley. This sampler was first used in California and later at several locations around the country.

Named for co-inventors Ed Helley and Winchell Smith; built in the 1960s by Vigus and Lyle, machinists in the Geology Department of the University of California, Berkeley. This sampler was first used in California and later at several locations around the country.

Image: Trough Compass with Case, 1916
Trough Compass with Case, 1916
Trough Compass with Case, 1916
Trough Compass with Case, 1916

The storage case has a sliding lid. The compass is marked Troughton & Simms Ltd, London, 1916, No.9214. A trough compass is used with either a plane table or a theodolite. The needle is a long magnetized bar of steel which is pointed at both ends.
Object ID: USGS-000824

The storage case has a sliding lid. The compass is marked Troughton & Simms Ltd, London, 1916, No.9214. A trough compass is used with either a plane table or a theodolite. The needle is a long magnetized bar of steel which is pointed at both ends.
Object ID: USGS-000824

Image: Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Image: Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Image: Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case
Drawing Board with Case

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Drawing board with mount for a tripod. Used in field survey work. This is a particularly fine example in pristine condition.
Object ID: USGS-Temp47

Image: Equal Space 10 Point Divider
Equal Space 10 Point Divider
Equal Space 10 Point Divider
Equal Space 10 Point Divider

Constructed entirely of stainless steel with brass pivot pins; the "teeth" or points are stamped on both faces 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. Manufactured by Theodore Alteneder & Sons, Philadelphia. The 10 point dividers are also referred to as 11 point dividers. The divider is used in form design, development of models, textile design, etc.

Constructed entirely of stainless steel with brass pivot pins; the "teeth" or points are stamped on both faces 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. Manufactured by Theodore Alteneder & Sons, Philadelphia. The 10 point dividers are also referred to as 11 point dividers. The divider is used in form design, development of models, textile design, etc.

Image: Prototype Nolan Hammer
Prototype Nolan Hammer
Prototype Nolan Hammer
Prototype Nolan Hammer

A standard tool of hard-rock geologists, this long-handled, medium weight hammer-shaped sledge is called a Nolan hammer. Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992) worked as a geologist and served as seventh Director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1956 to 1965.

A standard tool of hard-rock geologists, this long-handled, medium weight hammer-shaped sledge is called a Nolan hammer. Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992) worked as a geologist and served as seventh Director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1956 to 1965.

Image: Brunton Pocket Transit, 1960s
Brunton Pocket Transit, 1960s
Brunton Pocket Transit, 1960s
Brunton Pocket Transit, 1960s

First patented in 1894, the pocket transit is a relatively simple instrument which provides horizontal and vertical readings; it has adjustable sights and also can function as a plumb bob. The pocket transit is commonly used in geologic mapping, surveying and claim staking.

First patented in 1894, the pocket transit is a relatively simple instrument which provides horizontal and vertical readings; it has adjustable sights and also can function as a plumb bob. The pocket transit is commonly used in geologic mapping, surveying and claim staking.

Image: Buff & Buff Engineer's Transit with Case
Buff & Buff Engineer's Transit with Case
Buff & Buff Engineer's Transit with Case
Buff & Buff Engineer's Transit with Case

Manufactured by Buff & Buff, Boston, Massachusetts, serial #12759. Both George Buff and Christian Louis Berger immigrated to this country and became partners of Buff & Berger in the 1870s. The partnership was dissolved in 1898, at which time Berger organized C.L. Berger & Sons, a noted manufacturer of surveying equipment.

Manufactured by Buff & Buff, Boston, Massachusetts, serial #12759. Both George Buff and Christian Louis Berger immigrated to this country and became partners of Buff & Berger in the 1870s. The partnership was dissolved in 1898, at which time Berger organized C.L. Berger & Sons, a noted manufacturer of surveying equipment.

Image: Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case

The cardinal points are lettered N, W, S and E, graduated to degrees and numbered every ten degrees to 360. The connecting sights fold away for storage. Manufactured by Keuffel & Esser, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000162

The cardinal points are lettered N, W, S and E, graduated to degrees and numbered every ten degrees to 360. The connecting sights fold away for storage. Manufactured by Keuffel & Esser, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000162

Image: Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case
Surveying Compass with Leather Case

The cardinal points are lettered N, W, S and E, graduated to degrees and numbered every ten degrees to 360. The connecting sights fold away for storage. Manufactured by Keuffel & Esser, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000162

The cardinal points are lettered N, W, S and E, graduated to degrees and numbered every ten degrees to 360. The connecting sights fold away for storage. Manufactured by Keuffel & Esser, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000162

Image: Heliotrope
Heliotrope
Heliotrope
Heliotrope

Manufactured by American Instrument Company. Survey instrument to take measurements from the Sun.
Object ID: USGS-000471

Manufactured by American Instrument Company. Survey instrument to take measurements from the Sun.
Object ID: USGS-000471

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