General Information

Serial #

4888

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 TRIPOD: METAL; BRASS; WOOD/.2: LEVEL: METAL; BRASS/ CASE: LEATHER; VELVET LINED

Dimensions

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

Length

88.9 cm

Width

8.9 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

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/ MARKED ON ONE LEG IN YELLOW, ON ANOTHER IN WHITE, BOTH NEAR THE TOP '4888'

Missing

COVER PLATE FOR GLASS TUBE LEVEL MISSING. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

Finish

.1 TRIPOD: METAL PLATE, 3 WOOD LEGS BOLTED ON BY BRASS BOLTS & WING NUTS; EACH LEG HAS 3 WOOD SLOTS, 2 OUTSIDE ARE HOLLOWED OUT TO HOLD CENTER DOWEL LEG WITH BRASS TIP ON BOTTOM; BRASS CLAMP PAINTED BLACK TOWARD BOTTOM/.2 LEVEL: BLACK PAINTED METAL AND BRASS; COMPASS RESTS ON TOP OF LEVEL; COMPASS NEEDLE CAN BE LOCKED; STAND HAS 2 ADJUSTING KNOBS & A CENTER BUBBLE LEVEL/ LEATHER CARRYING CASE, VELVET LINED WITH CARRYING STRAP

Decoration

N/A