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Mort Cross Section Clinometer with Case, by W. F. Stanley & Co.

Inventory Number 11246


Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Dept. of Surveying & Geodesy
Primary inscriptions
" THE MOST CROSS SECTION CLINOMETER./ STANLEY, LONDON, MAKER."
Other inscriptions
label inside wooden case " MANUFACTURED BY/ W. F. STANLEY & CO. LTD./ 286 / HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W. C.1"
Object type
Clinometer
Inventory No
11246
Accession Number
1984-13/3

Description

A clinometer with a white triangle-like face with measurements and a sliding T-shaped metal arm to read angles. On the ends of the horizontal part of the arm are two sights. There is a thread at the bottom of the instrument. On the reverse, there is a bubble level, and a bracket with a pin at the top. The instrument is housed in a hinged wooden case with two clasp fastenings and a lock. The key is inside the case, kept in a paper envelope.

(.1: Clinometer; .2: Key; .3: Case)