Brown hinged wooden box with canvas strap containing level.
An example of the unusual 4 screw type.
Repaired by Alex. Mabon & Sons, 128 Bothwell St., Glasgow, 06/05/1955. According to Ronnie Watson this might be an older type of level because it has a 4 screw base.
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
Exhibition Label Text: Level, 1920-1940. A level is a telescope used to
measure gradients, or the slope of the land. Surveyors used levels
to ensure roadways were laid out at the right gradient.