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Aircraft Clinometer, by Elliott Brothers, c.1910

Inventory Number 12829

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12829

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003. Purchased for the Elliott Collection at Maidstone Market by Ron Bristow.
Primary inscriptions
'ELLIOTT / REGNO 627956'
Physical material
Metal
Liquid
Glass
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 25mm Width: 170mm Depth: 30mm Weight: 0.3kg
Inventory No
12829
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope, elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity. This Aircraft Clinometer, by Elliott Brothers, is made of metal and painted grey. It is a curved shape and has a curved spirt level which is white and blue inside.

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