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

Details

Category:: Surveying

Object Number:: 1892-21

type:: surveying level and magnetic compass

credit:: Stannard, A.

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Case for combined spirit level & compass, British, 1820-1829

Box containing 3 plumb bob weights for spirit level with compass and case, by John Cail, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1820-29.

Measurements:: overall: 53 mm x 147 mm x 90 mm, .26kg

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , cardboard and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1892-21 Pt1

type:: instrument component and box - container

Part of combined spirit level & compass, British, 1820-1829

Surveying spirit level fitted with compass, by John Cail, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1820-29. Used by George Stevenson on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway survey in 1829