K&E Mining Transit Book, 82 0030, made by the Keuffel & Esser Co., n.p., either Hoboken or Morristown, N.J., n.d., ca. 1960-1970.

front cover

front cover

Name/Title

K&E Mining Transit Book, 82 0030, made by the Keuffel & Esser Co., n.p., either Hoboken or Morristown, N.J., n.d., ca. 1960-1970.

Entry/Object ID

2009.001.0033

Description

K&E Mining Transit Book, 82 0030, made by the Keuffel & Esser Co., no place, either Hoboken or Morristown, N.J., no date, circa 1960-1970. Bright orange leather-grained paper over boards, 4-7/8" wide x 7-1/2" high, with blind titling on front board. Book is unused and as new. Unpaginated, 80 leaves, with alternating pages of paper printed in two formats: lined paper with 6 red-ruled columns on verso with an 8 x 8 graph paper with center vertical red rule opposite. The un-numbered leaves are followed by twelve numbered pages with printed reference, "Curve Tables." Printed endpapers, front is table "Distances from Side Stakes for Cross-Sectioning"; back is "Trignometric Formulae." "Paper in this book is made of 50% high grade rag stock with a water resisting surface sizing." K&E had their main office and factories in Hoboken through December 1968. After that date, it was Morristown, N.J. This item may be later than 1970.

Acquisition

Accession

2009.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1970

Notes

Date: 1960-1970

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2009-10-20