000-100-102-715-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 by Gardner & Co. of Glasgow and retailed by H.A Thompson of Lewes in Sussex.
The clinometer (pictured here in its wooden case) has a telescopic sight, bubble level and silvered scale. Engraved on the scale is 'REGISTERED NO 2602 DEC 28TH 1850' and 'THOMPSON/ LEWES'.
T.R. Gardner registered the design of this special level - used when installing drainage pipes - in December 1850.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-715-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1968.59 |
| Date: |
Around 1855
c. 1855
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| Material: |
Brass, silvered scale. Inscription: REGISTERED No 2602 DEC 28TH 1850 THOMPSON / LEWES
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| Dimensions: |
2.75" H x 14.13" L x 6.75" W; 13.38" L x 0.88" D
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| What: |
Clinometer / box
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| Subject: |
5. CARTOGRAPHY, Surveying (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
H.A. Thompson (Inscribed on the clinometer)
T.R. Gardner, Glasgow (Maker)
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| Where: |
England, Lewes
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
Brass clinometer, in a box, used in surveying, designed and registered by T. R. Gardner, Glasgow, c. 1855
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| 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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