Automatic Level

Catalogue number:
1998.0006.01

Inscriptions:
"AUS JENA Ni 002" and "456506" and "Made in German Democratic Republic"

Dimensions:
12.5 inches high, 15 inches wide, 13 inches deep

Discussion:
Carl Zeiss introduced the Model Ni 002 Automatic Geodetic Level around 1973, terming it a self-aligning level of maximum precision. This example belonged to the United States National Geodetic Survey. New, it cost $5,000. An additional tag reads "U.S. Government 48824 Dept. of Commerce NOAA."

Ref: Gerhard Hüther, "The new Automatic Geodetic Level Ni 002 of VEB Carl Zeiss JENA," Jena Review (Spring 1973): 56-60.

Carl Zeiss, Instruction Manual. Automatic Geodetic Level NI 002.

Further Information:

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