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Clinometer

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Made in Glasgow

Postcard of Clinometer.
000-100-102-745-C
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Clinometer

A clinometer is a surveying instrument used for measuring the angle of inclination. This brass example, also known as a drainage level, was made around 1855, probably by Gardner & Co., scientific instrument makers based in Glasgow.

The clinometer has a silvered scale graduated for 'RISE' and 'FALL' and inscribed 'W. GARDNER/ 56 GORDON ST/ GLASGOW'.

T.R. Gardner registered the design of this special level - used when installing drainage pipes - in December 1850. William Gardner, his brother, was in business on his own account at 56 Gordon Street, between 1856 and 1861.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-745-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1978.100
Date: Around 1855
c. 1855
Material: Brass, with silvered scale. Inscription: RISE FALL W. GARDNER / 56 Gordon St. / GLASGOW
Dimensions: 360 mm x 170 mm x 70 mm
What: Drainage level / clinometer / box
Subject:
Who: W. Gardner, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description: Brass drainage level or clinometer, in a box, signed by W. Gardnner, Glasgow, c. 1855
References:
  • Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 166,170,172 
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