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Clinometer and Case, by Elliott Brothers, London, ?Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 12831

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12831

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
'SERVICE PATTERN CLINOMETER / ELLIOTT BROS. / LONDON ' On leather case 'HUGH REES LTD. 124 PALL MALL LONDON'
Other inscriptions
On leather case 'W. V. M. C.'
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Leather
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Diameter: 74mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 0.25kg
Inventory No
12831
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

The clinometer is a metal circular instrument, with a curving scale on the interior side of the instrument. A clinometer measures the angle of an elevation or angle from the ground in a right angled triangle (https://nrich.maths.org/5382). There are 3 knobs to the top and a small handle.

12831.1: Leather case for clinometer

12831.2: Service Pattern Clinometer

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