General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

glass, metal and ceramic materials of composition.

Dimensions

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

Length

9.0 cm

Width

3.3 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-angles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. 1910 until late 1940s; possibly also used later.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

To indicate the accuracy of a horizontal slope.

Technical

Believed to be Stanley's Straight Edge Pocket Level, capable of attachment to any straight edge or carpenter's square, using thumb screw fastener [missing]. Ref. 3

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None evident.

Missing

Missing case cover and thumb-screw.

Finish

Clear glass tube bears two black lines etched on face; mounted within oval metal casing: casing has black Japanned [?] finish. Glass tube secured within casing with white plaster (?)

Decoration

N/A