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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