Floor Standing Brass Theodolite 62"- Nautical Instrument- Nautical Home Decor

This Hampton Nautical Floor Standing BrassTheodolite 62 inch is beautifully detailed, functional, and calibrated. Theodolites are still used today for ultra high precision optical alignment and measurement.--The azimuth and elevation axes can be read on a vernier scale with the aid of built-in magnifiers. Both axes have slow motion controls and the telescope can plunge and reverse to reduce bearing errors. With a magnetic compass mounted on top, the azimuth axis has a second spirit level mounted on the telescope with a mirror to assist in leveling while the telescope utilizes precision optics and has a brass lens cover. The theodolite-s 22-power non-inverting telescope has two focusing adjustments; one for the precision reticule focus and another for focusing the target. ----The Brass theodolite is primarily for nautical decoration and not manufactured for use as an actual measurement instrument--The wooden tripod stand features smooth, polished round legs, each with brass fittings, a