Antique, brass surveying transit, C. Berger & Sons, Boston Mass, Made in U. Serial # 29435 dates this instrument 1943-46. In original solid wood storage box (leather carry strap broken), finger joint construction, transit is on a wood panel which pulls out, two latch closures on door, inside label indicates service in 1952, label on outside top of box reads AMK Instrument Company, Louisville KY, weighs 29lbs in box.
The lens does have fine hairline scratches, (see 11th photo). Instrument and box are in good condition, commensurate of age and use. 12 photos are a part of this description. The item "Antique Berger & Sons 1943 Surveying Transit Boston Mass USA Original Wood Box" is in sale since Thursday, May 23, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Science & Medicine (1930-Now)\Engineering\Surveying Equipment".The seller is "kchicken13" and is located in Saint Augustine, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Uruguay, Philippines.