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Spirit level, North British Railway, Caledonian Railway, and London & South Western Railway

Spirit level, North British Railway, Caledonian Railway, and London & South Western Railway

Wade type spirit level, British, 1924

Wade type spirit level, British, 1924

1924

Brass Spirit Level

Brass Spirit Level

Spirit level

Spirit level

1790-1819

Spirit level for Theodolite

Spirit level for Theodolite

P-way's inspector's spirit level, no provenance.

P-way's inspector's spirit level.

Spirit level, manometric, for rail gradient, probably by Abtus, England c.1960.

Manometric spirit level

1955-1965

1 Round brass spirit level

Round brass spirit level

1790-1819

Five glass spirit levels consisting of glass tubed filled with a colourless liquid, with air space left, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1790-1918. One tube has either lost it's liquid or never contained any, there are no visible breaks or leaks.

Five glass spirit levels consisting of glass tubed filled with a colourless liquid

1790-1819

1 Brass spirit level, empty with 4 brass screws, 4” x ½”

Spirit level

1790-1819

Twenty-two assorted bubble tubes and levels, by T. Cooke & Sons Ltd, c. 1920. One bubble broken.

Assorted bubble tubes and levels, 1920

1920-1921

Tube holder for 7 glass tubes, for Clinograph for indicating the angles of boreholes, designed by E.F. McGeorge, 1883. Six are in place, five of which contain an unknown liquid.

Tube holder for clinograph clinometer, British, 1883

1883

Adjustable stave support with spirit level for use with secondary bench mark, United Kingdom, 1914.

Part of bracket for use with level on bench mark, British, 1914

1914

Virgin Trains spirit level in tin. Issued by Virgin Trains as a promotional item at the first Pendolino journey at Asfordby test track, 9 July 2001. Tin carries the legend “Red Revolution / The First Virgin Pendolino Journey / 9th July 2001”. Spirit level carries legend “Red Revolution” and can also be used as a screwdriver with interchangeable flat-head and cross-head bits within end cap.

Virgin Trains Pendolino Spirit Level, 'The First Virgin Pendolino Journey'

2001

Spirit level, 2 position spirit level used when setting up signals and on setting or checking the adjustment of repeaters. Wooden frame encased in brass plates. 5 3/4"x2"x3/4" ; 144x50x18mm

2 position spirit level

Spirit level by C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd., London, with Mahogany box and leather case no. 8314, early 20th century

Spirit level by C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd.