000-100-102-840-C
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Surveyors' level
This surveyors' level was made around 1840, probably by Andrew Dodd, a scientific instrument maker based in Glasgow. It is made of brass.
The level has a bubble tube over the telescope, and rack-and-pinion focusing. Engraved on the limb is 'Dodd/ GLASGOW'.
In the mid 19th century, there was a growing demand for surveying instruments. They were needed in the growing cities and in the communications - the canals, turnpike roads and, later, railways - that connected them.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-840-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1990.34 |
| Date: |
Around 1840
c. 1840
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| Material: |
Brass / leather case. Inscription: Dodd, / GLASGOW
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| Dimensions: |
460 mm x 115 mm x 80 mm / 440 mm x 60 mm x 65 mm
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| What: |
Level, surveyor's / box
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| Subject: |
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| Who: |
Andrew Dodd, Glasgow (Maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
Eighteen-inch surveyor's level in brass, contained in a fitted box, by Andrew Dodd, Glasgow, c. 1840,
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| References: |
- Bryden, D.J. Scottish Scientific Instrument Makers 1660-1900. Edinburgh, 1972. p 47
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