iron spirit level
Dateearly 20th-mid 20th Century
Inventory Number2004-1-0024
ClassificationLevel
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions7.5 × 15.5 × 2.5 cm (2 15/16 × 6 1/8 × 1 in.)
Material
DescriptionCylindrical iron spirit level, welded to two iron legs with inverted-V shaped cutouts at their bottoms. The clear liquid within the tube is visible through an oval glass panel on its top side. An unmarked scale with twenty-one divisions has been marked in black on the glass.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksEarly and/or homemade.
FunctionUsed to determine whether a flat surface is level, and/or to find its angle of inclination. The bubble is centered on the scale's center line when the tube is level.
American
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Object number: 2004-1-0025
Troughton & Simms
Date: circa 1830
Accessories: mahogany case with brass hooks and hinges, and felt protectors; additional eyepiece; magnifier; adjustable mirror; tripod mount; foot plate (5208b); tripod (5208b)
Object number: 5208a
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: circa 1909
Accessories: mahogany case with brass corner protectors and lock; key; sunshade; dust cover; tripod (5147b)
Object number: 5147a
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: pine case with brass hinges, hooks, and locks; small mahogany (?) box for spirit level; brass sun shade
Object number: 5222
Buff & Buff Manufacturing Company
Date: circa 1938
Accessories: sunshield; mahogany box with brass hinges and hooks; brass butterfly nut
Object number: 1989-1-0025
Troughton & Simms
Date: circa 1910
Accessories: rectangular brown leather case with strap
Object number: 5116