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Latimer Clarks Patent Portable Transit Instrument
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Latimer Clarks Patent Portable Transit Instrument

19th century
Description

Latimer Clarks Patent portable Transit Instrument. Circa 1880 - 1882.

Made by A.J Frost, 6 Westminster Chambers, London, and supplied by Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co of Farringdon Road, London.

In case with Striding level, two shades, lens cap, and Illuminating speculum.

1 ¾ inch objective. Length: 48 cm.

Case dimensions: 55 x 33 x 17 cm.

For the same model of Transit instrument see the collection of:

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object ID: AST0983

Carter Observatory, Wellington, New Zealand. Object number: COB063

Literature:

A Treatise on the Transit Instrument as Applied to the Determination of Time, for the use of Country Gentlemen (1882).

A Manual of the Transit Instrument (1882).

Josiah Latimer Clark FRS, FRAS. (10 March 1822 – 30 October 1898).

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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Transit Instrument to the 1880s.

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Description
Latimer Clarks Patent portable Transit Instrument. Circa 1880 - 1882.

Made by A.

“
J Frost, 6 Westminster Chambers, London, and supplied by Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co of Farringdon Road, London.
Hatchwell Antiques

In case with Striding level, two shades, lens cap, and Illuminating speculum.

fig 1. A Victorian Latimer Clark patent portable transit instrument crafted from brass and blackened metal with a graduated circle and striding level.
fig 1. Latimer Clarks Patent Portable Transit Instrument

1 ¾ inch objective. Length: 48 cm.

Case dimensions: 55 x 33 x 17 cm.

For the same model of Transit instrument see the collection of:

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object ID: AST0983

Carter Observatory, Wellington, New Zealand. Object number: COB063

fig 2. A Victorian Latimer Clark patent portable transit instrument crafted from brass and blackened metal with a graduated circle and striding level.
fig 2. Latimer Clarks Patent Portable Transit Instrument

Literature:

A Treatise on the Transit Instrument as Applied to the Determination of Time, for the use of Country Gentlemen (1882).

A Manual of the Transit Instrument (1882).

Josiah Latimer Clark FRS, FRAS. (10 March 1822 – 30 October 1898).

Date of Manufacture

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Transit Instrument to the 1880s.

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A portable transit instrument is an astronomical and surveying tool designed in the nineteenth century to determine accurate time and meridian alignment by observing stars passing across a fixed vertical plane.

These instruments were typically crafted from cast brass, lacquered bronze, and gunmetal to ensure structural stability and precision, paired with ground glass optical lenses and spirit levels.

Authentic pieces feature makers engravings, patent marks, fine screw-thread adjustments, hand-divided scales, and age-appropriate oxidisation on metallic surfaces.

A scientific instrument of this scale serves as a tactile decorative accent on a dark wood library desk, a bookshelf, or within a glass display cabinet.

Preserve original lacquered finishes by dusting with a soft, dry cloth, avoiding abrasive metal polishes or chemical cleaners that can strip original patination or damage optics.
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