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level, spirit


Nom de l'objet : level, spirit
Catégorie de l'objet : T&E For Materials
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Woodworking T&E
Numéro de catalogue : HER43397
Numéro d'accession : 1987.2121.0001
Description : c. 1861. A spirit level which is a block of hardwood with a glass tube containing spirit and a trapped bubble of air, set into the top centre and has a brass plate covering it. The brass plate has 'DISSTON & MORSS' 'KEYSTONE TOOL WORKS' 'PHILADA' 'PATD APRIL 25 1871' stamped on it. The plate is held on by nine screws and there are three notches to see the tube from the top and sides. Near one end there is a large hole with a brass cylinder held in by a small brass plate with three screws, but no glass tube is left. On the fourcorners there are brass corner plates each held with three screws. The wood has a patina and it is cracking along the top side.
Département : B.C. Heritage Branch
Établissement : Barkerville Historic Town  Facebook-Barkerville Historic Town  Twitter-Barkerville Historic Town 
Ville de l'établissement : Barkerville
Province de l'établissement : British Columbia

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