A cased surveyors theodolite By W. F. Stanley & Co. Great Turnstile, Holborn, London
£400
Auction: 17 July 2010 at 11:00 BST
Description
in fitted light wood case with brass flush fitting carrying handles
Dimensions
30cm wide, 20cm high
Footnote
Note:
W.F.Stanley & Co were renowned scientific instrument makers. In 1849 W F worked with his father John Stanley at engineering works in Whitechapel. Though his father was a skilled tradesman he had no real head for business. While working with his father William made improvements to the design of the tricycle and by 1854 had created his own business at 3 Great Turnstile, Holborn, London as a worker in metal and ivory and a scientific instrument maker. At the 1862 International Exhibition he was awarded a medal for his straight line-dividing engine. This award brought him considerable extra business and laid the foundations for later large-scale business success.