Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ABNEY LEVEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1112.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Son
MODEL: 3737
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: LEATHER CASE/ BRASS, GLASS & OTHER METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.8 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: 5.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Watts
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1949 & 1960 AS THIS IS WHEN THE DOMINION FORESTRY BRANCH (SEE MARKINGS) EXISTED
Canada: THIS UNIT MADE FOR CANADIAN MARKET AS HAS `OTTAWA & WINNIPEG' STAMPED ON SIGHTING TUBE
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
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON SIGHTING BOX: `LONDON. Eng/ ER WATTS & SON/ OTTAWA & WINNIPEG/ 3727'/ [ARC HAS TREE GRADUATED SCALES (SEE COMMENTS)]/ SCRATCHED ON TUBE: `DFB'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SIGHTING BOX & LEVEL PAINTEDGLOSS BLACK/ ARC SILVERED/ CASE BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Watts, E.R. & Son, Clinometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1112, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1112.001/

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