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GHR-KE-2026-00001 Registered

Survey telescope

Weissler & Kohn, Munich · 1932 · Made in Germany

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2026-00001
Object
Survey telescopeVerified
Category
Scientific & precision instrument
Maker
Weissler & Kohn, MunichVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1932Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
Germany
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
15 Sep 2026

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Survey telescope by Weissler & Kohn, with rack-and-pinion focusing. Used in Nyeri for much of its working life.

Height
1,121 mm
Width
927 mm
Depth
398 mm
Weight
4.94 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Brass, glass, mahogany stand
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Marks and inscriptions

“WEISSLER & KOHN · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1940: Brought to Nyeri. before 1973: Custody in this period is not documented. Kyriakos Constantinou, 1973: Bought privately. Kisumu University Collections, 1981: Transferred into an institutional collection. Mombasa Survey Collection, 2016: Transferred into an institutional collection. Ebrima Ceesay, 2023: Purchased by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1932
    Weissler & Kohn Manufacture · Germany
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1940
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Acquisition · Nyeri
    Brought to Nyeri.
    Unverified claim
  3. before 1973
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1973
    Kyriakos Constantinou Sale · Nyeri
    Bought privately.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  5. 1981
    Kisumu University Collections Transfer · Nyeri
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  6. 2016
    Mombasa Survey Collection Transfer · Nyeri
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  7. 2023
    Ebrima Ceesay Sale · Nyeri
    Purchased by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  8. 2026
    Ebrima Ceesay Registration · Nyeri
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Purchased, 2023Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.