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OBJECT TYPE: DUMPY
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0673.001

MANUFACTURER: Stanley, W.F. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 115284
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brass level and plumb bob/wooden carrying case covered with leather/aluminum lubrication vial/metal tools/glass balance vials, lenses.

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-distance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE ANGLES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: 'PATENT/STANLEY, GREAT TURNSTILE, HOLBORN LONDON/ 115284' incised on left side of level; 'T.S. 1062' incised on right; '60' incised on underside of casing, near eyepiece/.3: 'THE TOPLEY COMPANY OTTAWA CANADA' and co. logo, and 'BAUSCH-LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.' and co. logo, and SN incised on casing/.4: Following written by hand on tape label: 'Appx/15 5./1 DIV.'/.5: 'BRIDGEPORT HOWE/ MFG. CORP./ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ See transcript of additional markings in Supp.Info. File.
Missing: SOME VERTIGRIS ON CASE. GLASS LEVEL TUBE MAY BE REPLACEMENT. INTERNAL EYEPIECE LENS COVER SEIZED. INSTRUMENT APPEARS COMPLETE, WITH ACCESSORIES. IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION.
Finish: Level is painted black/leather is brown.
Decoration: N/A

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Stanley, W.F. & Co., Level, before 1916, Artifact no. 1985.0673, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0673.001/

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