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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0109.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Son
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 4890
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-distance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Watts
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE VERTICAL DISTANCE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'CONSTANT= 0.88 FEET' ON LABEL INSIDE CASE/ ON COVER 'E.R. WATTS AND SON, LONDON ENG, OTTAWA & WINNIPEG'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOUNTED IN A 3" DIA. BRASS DRUM-LIKE FRAME/ ON FACE IS PLATE IN ARC SHAPE TOWARD TOP, GRADUATED FROM 0 TO 160 DEGREES/ BELOW ARC IS SMALL PLATE WITH DEGREES MARKED FROM 0 TO 30 & CAN TRAVEL WHOLE DISTANCE OF ARC PLATE BY MEANS OF TURN BRASS KNOB/ LENS MOUNTED ON STEM PIVOTED TO BOTTOM OF FACE CAN BE ELEVATED AND/OR SWIVELED 360 DEGREES/ CUP SHAPE CAP SCREWS TO COVER FACE & SIDES/ BRASS KNOB ON LEFT OF LENS STEM/ TARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Watts, E.R. & Son, Level, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1968.0109, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0109.001/

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