000-100-102-756-C
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Surveyors' level
This surveyors' level was made around 1850 by James White, a scientific instrument maker based in Glasgow. It is made of brass.
The level has a bubble tube mounted alongside the telescope, and slide focusing operated by a knob on the side of the outer tube. Engraved on the telescope tube is 'J. WHITE/ GLASGOW'.
James White became famous for the electrical and navigational instruments developed and patented in collaboration with William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. However, White also produced a range of optical goods, such as this conventional surveyors' level.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-756-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1980.130 |
| Date: |
Around 1850
c. 1850
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| Material: |
Brass, oxidised brass. Inscription: J. WHITE, GLASGOW
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| Dimensions: |
277 mm L
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| What: |
Level
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| Who: |
Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments
J. White, Glasgow (Maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
11" level in brass and oxidised brass, with bubble-tube mounted alongside the telescope and 4-screw head, signed by James White, Glasgow, c. 1850
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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. p 266
- T.N. Clarke, A.D. Morrison-Low and A.D.C. Simpson (1989): "Brass and Glass
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