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Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case
Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case

Aqua Valve Box Locator - VINTAGE mid-1950s Before Patent Granted w/ Leather Case

$ 250.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Handheld Magnetic Ferrous Metal Locator
  • Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition both Device and Case!
  • Features: Proximity Meter Analog Needle Indicator
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Intended Use: General Purpose
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Brand: Aqua Survey and Instrument Co.

    Description

    Vintage 1950s
    Aqua Valve Box Locator - Labeled Patents Pending
    "Locates Valve Boxes, Surveyor's Stakes, Manhole Covers, and Other Concentrated Ferrous Metal Objects."
    Patent 2,775,736 Granted on December 25, 1956.
    Excellent Condition - Meter Needles Move Very Smoothly.
    I
    ncludes:
    Original Leather Case with Shoulder Strap
    Original Instruction Sheet - 1 Page
    Dimensions in Case: 3.75 inch wide, 3.5 inch tall, 2.5 inch deep.
    "163550" Stamped on Bottom of Device.
    From the Aqua Locator Facebook Page:
    The original patent application by Mr. Othmar W. Pies for the "Valve Locating Device", later to be know as the Aqua Magnetic Locator, was filed on October 18, 1954, and Patent No. 2,775,736 was granted on December 25, 1956. The patent was assigned to a partnership (Aqua Survey & Instrument Company), and production of the Aqua Locator began in Cincinnati.