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Level checker
    • Setting:
      Room X
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      late 18th cent. - early 19th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass, glass
    • Dimensions:
      length 540 mm, height 110 mm
    • Inventory:
      725
    • Level checker (Inv. 725)

The device, used to check bubble levels, consists of a brass frame in which the level to be checked is inserted. By means of a screw and a pair of sliding indexes, one can either determine the exact position of the air bubble contained in the liquid, or change it. The instrument rests on a brass base engraved with a goniometer and fitted with leveling screws. Provenance: Lorraine collections.