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Farm Level

Catalogue number:
2003.0017.01

Inscriptions:
"PATENTED"

Dimensions:
telescope 10.25 inches; height 6.25 inches

Discussion:
This is a simple instrument designed to provide minimal precision at an affordable price. Its horizontal circle is graduated to single degrees. William Rutter, a farmer and builder in Prince George's County, Maryland, acquired this level in the 1920s.

Further Information:

Level

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