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Plumb level
    • Setting:
      Room VI
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      17th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      length 155 mm
    • Inventory:
      3604
    • Plumb level (Inv. 3604)

Small folding plumb level consisting of two legs hinged at a right angle. The legs rest on feet and carry two orthogonal arms that join like a hinge. There are a plumb bob and screws to lock the legs closed. The instrument was used to find the horizontal. Provenance: Medici collections.