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Level and Altitude Instrument, by John Faulkner & Son, English, Later 19th Century

Inventory Number 43749


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43749

Item type
Object
Provenance
Present by J. Faulkner.
Primary inscriptions
"JOHN FAULKNER & SON."
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Level
Inventory No
43749
Accession Number
1944-2

Description

Base rule with threaded hole for mounting socket attachment and altitude quadrant; hinged alidade rule with two sights (one cross wire, the other pinhole) and double aperture bubble level. In original case with unrelated square section socket key with quatrefoil head.