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Rare Buff & Buff Mfg. Co. Surveyor’s Transit / Theodolite, serial number 23365, patent dated 1917, manufactured in Boston.

This listing includes:

✅ Buff & Buff brass/steel transit, with compass and bubble levels

✅ Original hardwood tripod, with adjustable legs and metal fittings

✅ Original wooden storage box, in very good condition

✅ Keuffel & Esser (K&E) vintage Surveying Equipment catalogs (3 total) + Field Books & Measuring Tapes catalog + Price List

✅ Optional: K&E Slide Rule booklet (can include upon request)

Condition notes:

• Transit is in solid vintage condition — compass intact, bubble levels present, adjustments functional.

• Tripod adjusts and locks properly.

• Box is clean and structurally sound, with working latch and handle.

• K&E catalogs are clean and very displayable — perfect for collectors or as a display companion to the transit.

A rare, nearly complete early 20th-century surveyor’s set, ideal for collectors, decorators, or as a unique display piece in an office, library, or study.

Ships carefully packed — transit will ship in original box, tripod will be disassembled and packed securely.

Ships from California, USA.