Extremely rare brass kettle made of one piece of brass. There are no joints and the forming was done completely wth a hammer. Signed W. Heyser, Chambersburg. From Horst Collection
(3 copies 1 one 5"x7", one 8"x8", the other 8"x10")
Extremely rare type of bass kettle, made of one piece of brass, without joints. The forming was done completely by hammer. Signed "W. Heyser/Chambersburg."
Surveying theodolite, made by Augustus Platt, Columbus, Ohio, probably in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. The telescope is 13 3/4 in long; the needle is 3 1/2 in. long; the limb is 5 1/4 in. in diameter. Augustus Platt and his father, Benjamin, also a well-known instrument maker, moved to Columbus, Ohio about 1817. Courtesy Ohio State Museum
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Credit to be given to Ohio State Museum.