1 surveying transit (4 parts: A - D); made by Keuffel & Esser co., New York, around 1917; wooden box (A) containing surveying equipment; hinged door on the front with hook closure and keyhole lock; brown leather strap on the top of the box; leather strap is attached on two opposite sides of the box with two screws on each side; small metal plate on the front of the box reads: "Keuffel & Esser Co. / Chicago. New York. St. Louis. / San Francisco. Montreal. / No. 27293"; 14 screw heads are visible on the back side of the box, 12 of which are around the exterior edge; the screw heads are flush with the wood; there are 4 small circular feet on the bottom of the box, one in each corner; the interior side of the door has 3 small leather pouches built in, a leather strap, and a small piece of wood with two holes for storage of items; there is a small metal pin placed through the leather strap and sitting in one of the holes in the wooden block; one of the leather pouches on the door (furthest right) contains a small metal container with a rectangular body (C); the container gets thinner at the top and has a long screw-off closure; the container reads: "Star Oiler" on one side and has a large circle embossed on both front and back; the bottom of the container is embossed with text which reads: "Pat. July 19. 98. / Made in U.S.A. / Cushman & Denison / N.Y."; the inside of the door also has a paper label along the bottom with: "Instructions for Placing the Transit in the Box"; inside of the box there is the surveyor's transit/transit level (B) which looks like a small telescope positioned horizontally on top of a large, flat compass; the transit level is dark metal with areas of patina; the face of the compass portion is glass with "E", "S", and "W" marked as well as "Railroad / Trade Mark / Keuffel & Esser Co / New York" in the North position on the compass face; the transit level has a rectangular wooden base which slides into the box; there is a small metal cylinder (approximately 2" tall and 1.25" wide) attached to one corner of the base; the cylinder can rotate; there is an eyepiece on one end of the telescope portion and a wheel/gear attached to one side; there are many round, adjustable knobs on the telescope, frame, compass and base of the transit level; there is a very small wrench-like tool (D) placed on top of the wooden base of the transit level; there is a label inside the box at the back which reads: "Frederick Goertz Ltd. / Certified / Scientific Instrument Makers / Sales - Service - Rentals" and "Est. 1910 / 1170 Robson Street / Vancouver 5, B.C. / Phone: TA. 5377-8"; on the top of this label "13012" is handwritten in pencil; there are two small leather straps attached to the inside of the box on the right hand side.