Combined spirit level & compass, British, 1820-1829
- Made:
- 1820-1829 in Newcastle upon Tyne
- maker:
- John Cail
Spirit level with magnetic compass in case, by John Cail, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1820-29. Used by George Stephenson on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway survey in 1829
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- Category:
- Surveying
- Object Number:
- 1892-21
- type:
- surveying level
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- credit:
- Stannard, A.
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