Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ABNEY LEVEL
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1110.001

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE: LEATHER/ABNEY: BRASS, GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Silviculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1949 & 1960 BY THE FORESTRY BRANCH (SEE MARKINGS) AS THIS IS TIME PERIOD IT EXISTED
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE DEGREE 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: PROVIDES FOR SIMPLE HANDLING & RAPID DETERMINATION OF ANGLES OF ELEVATION & DEPRESSION/ THE LONG SIGHTING TUBE LESSONS THE STRAIN ON THE EYES & GIVES GREATER STEADINESS TO THE INSTRUMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON SIGHTING BOX: `HARRISON & CO/ MONTREAL/ [ARROW] MS/ LONDON/ Tycos'/ [ARC HAS TWO GRADUATIONS (SEE COMMENTS)]/ CASE: `F.B.' STAMPED ON FLAP
Missing: STRAP ON CASE
Finish: SIGHTING BOX PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ BROWN LEATHER CASE
Decoration: N/A

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Short & Mason, Clinometer, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1988.1110, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1110.001/

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