Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ABNEY LEVEL
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1105.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEATHER CASE/ BRASS, STEEL & GLASS LEVEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.8 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: 6.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Silviculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Keuffel Esser
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE PERCENT OF SLOPE OR GRADE & TO MEASURE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION IN FT. FOR EACH CHAIN OF HORIZONTAL DISTANCE. FORESTERS USE DEVICE TO DETERMINE HEIGHT GROWTH OF TREES, AND TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF LOGS PER TREE OF MERCHANTABLE TIMBER.
Technical: THE LONG TUBE & LARGE BUBBLE LESSEN THE STRAIN ON THE EYE, & GIVE GREATER STEADINESS TO THE INSTRUMENT/ THE WIDE SPACES BETWEEN THE GRADATIONS MAKE UNNECESSARY THE USE OF A VERNIER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON ARC: `K.&E. CO. N.Y./ PERCENT [GRADUATED FROM 0 TO 150 IN TWO DIRECTIONS]'/ EMBOSSED ON CASE LID: `K&E CO'
Missing: NUT ON ONE OF THE SCREWS WHICH ATTACHES THE BUBBLE CASE TO THE INSTRUMENT/ METAL BUTTON FOR THE CASE LID
Finish: BROWN CASE/LEVEL PAINTED GLOSS BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Clinometer, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1988.1105, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1105.001/

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