Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ABNEY LEVEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1115.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Son
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 & OTHER METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.2 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 6.4 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: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION IN FT. FOR EACH CHAIN OF HORIZONTAL DISTANCE & TO MEASURE THE DEGREE OF SLOPE. FORESTERS USE DEVICE TO DETERMINE HEIGHT GROWTH OF TREES, AND TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF LOGS PER TREE OF MERCHANTABLE TIMBER.
Technical: THE WIDE SPACES BETWEEN THE GRADUATIONS MAKE UNNECESSARY THE USE OF A VERNIER, MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE NON-TECHNICAL USER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON SIGHTING BOX: `E.R. WATTS & SON/ LONDON/ ERW&S [LOGO]'/ [ARC HAS GRADUATED TOPOGRAPHIC SCALE (SEE COMMENTS)]/ STAMPED ON CASE: `DIETZGEN'
Missing: SNAP ON CASE
Finish: SIGHTING BOX, LEVEL & KNOB PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ BROWN LEATHER
Decoration: N/A

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Watts, E.R. & Son, Clinometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1115, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1115.001/

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