HARD TO FIND, DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER !!!I am selling a very nice estate Antique Wissler Co Brass SURVEYORS TRANSIT Tool Surveying Level Compass Wood Box
Extended telescope is 10 ¼” in length. Overall 6” tall. Marked cWo (Whissler Co.)May be considered a miniature.. Hard to find !!,
Everything looks to be in good shape, but I am not an expert. Both bubble levels and compass work. Everything turns and moves fine. Telescope works and is clear.I have not cleaned this vintage instrument. Please review photos to verify condition including patina and marks. Original box has screw holder on bottom to keep the transit secure.
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Adolph Wissler (1866-1926)
Adolph Wissler was born in St. Louis on August 10, 1866, the son of Ludwig Louis Wissler and Johanna Wissler both formerly of Baden, Germany. Beginning in 1881 he worked as a machinist before going into business for himself.
In 1905 he was doing business as the Wissler Instrument Works. That company was sold to David White of Milwaukee in 1929 but continued in St. Louis as the Wissler Instrument Company until 1944 when it was moved to Milwaukee and absorbed into the David White Company.
The Wissler Instrument Works was dedicated exclusively to the manufacture and repair of engineering, surveying and scientific instruments. He stressed they combined in their instruments the accuracy and finish of European craftsmanship with the lightness and durability desired by American engineers. They stood firmly behind and believed in their products. In their catalog was the statement, “We positively guarantee the accuracy and workmanship of all instrument of our make.”
On July 24, 1917 he was granted patent number 1,234,520 for a combination level combination instruments) on the telescope, which allowed the rapid conversion from level to transit without the necessity of carrying extra parts to perform the conversion. Many examples of this instrument are existent today.
Wissler not only manufactured instruments under his own name but also provided instruments for other dealers including A.S. Aloe & Company and Louis Ruckert. He put the Aloe name on the eyepiece assemblies of at least some of the instruments sold to them. There are A.S. Aloe convertible levels with “Made by A. Wissler” stamped on the back of the tab that contains the horizontal circle vernier.
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