Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ABNEY LEVEL
DATE
1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1988.1106.001
MANUFACTURER
Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ BRASS, STEEL & GLASS LEVEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
16.0 cm
Width
2.5 cm
Height
6.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Forestry
Category
Harvesting
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Keuffel Esser
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
USED TO MEASURE THE PERCENT OF SLOPE OR GRADE & TO MEASURE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION IN FT. FOR EACH CHAIN OF HORIZONTAL DISTANCE.FORESTERS USE DEVICE TO DETERMINE HEIGHT GROWTH OF TREES, AND TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF LOGS PER TREE OF MERCHANTABLE TIMBER.
Technical
THE LONG SIGHTING TUBE & LARGE BUBBLE LESSEN EYE STRAIN & GIVE GREATER STEADINESS TO THE INSTRUMENT/ THE RADIUS OF THE GRADUATED ARC IS ABOUT 75 PERCENT GREATER THAN THE ORDINARY ABNEY LEVEL/ THE WIDE SPACES BETWEEN THEGRADUATIONS MAKE THE USE OF A VERNIER UNNECESSARY
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ON ARC: `KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ PERCENT/ [GRADUATIONS FORM 0 TO 150 IN TWO DIRECTIONS]/ TOPOGRAPHIC/ [GRADUATIONS FROM 0 TO 100 IN TWO DIRECTIONS]'/ ON CASE: `K&E CO' EMBOSSED ON FLAP
Missing
N/A
Finish
BROWN CASE/ BLACK CRINKLE FINISH ON LEVEL SIGHTING TUBE
Decoration
N/A

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Clinometer, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1988.1106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1106.001/

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