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Title: Illustrated catalogue and price-list of drawing and tracing papers, sun print papers and equipments, drawing instruments and materials, surveying instruments, accessories, etc. / Kolesch & Company.
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Kolesch & Company
Subjects: drawing instruments drafting instruments surveying -- instruments
Publisher: Kolesch & Company
Contributing Library: Canadian Centre for Architecture

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generally have a liberal supply of second-handTransits and Levels on hand which we can rent to parties requiring themfor temporary use. TERMS: Either a cash deposit covering the value of the instrument rented,or, satisfactory references in writing from three responsible par-ties, guaranteeing the value and the safe return of the rentedinstrument. Should the rentee, after the first month, desire to purchase the rentedinstrument, or a new one of our make, the full rent paid will be allowedon the purchase price. For the next 5 succeeding months, y2 of the rentpaid will be allowed, after which no further allowance will be made. ALL RENT PAYABLE IN ADVANCE each month on the evendate on which the instrument is rented. Charges for Renting Instruments Rent for second-hand Transit or Level per month $10.00, per week, $5.00 Same, with leveling rod and sighting pole. 13.00 $7.50 198 KOLESCH <fc CO. j$*K\ NEW YORK. KOLESCH & CO., New York. (Successors to F. Eckel, formerly Blunt & Co.)
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Automatic Dividing Machine*General Description of Our Transits and Levels. The upper and lower plates of our Transits are substantial ribbed castings, andalthough they weigh about 20 per cent, less than the plates in the old style instru-ments, they give the instrument a high grade of stiffness and stability. The Standardsof our Transits have their legs well spread and set close to the compass box, for thepurpose of obtaining the shortest possible axis to telescope and to increase theirstrength. EOUESCH <fc CO. ISTEW YORK. 199 Centers. The long compound centers have heavy flanges, and arefitted very accurately into each other; they give the whole instrument anuncommon rigidity and stability. They are made of three different kindsof metal to reduce friction. Leveling Screws. All our Transits (unless ordered with three levelingscrews), have a four-arm piece, and are provided with a shifting plate,sometimes called shifting center. The Leveling Centers in our Transits and Levels, which

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