Dumpy Level
date: label: date made
content: 1914-1934
name: label: maker
content: W. & L. E. Gurley
notes: label: Description
content: Gurley termed this an Explorer's Level, and described it as "a small, light model designed to meet the requirements of engineers for a compact and serviceable level for running preliminary lines in exploration work where it is not convenient to operate a large instrument." The design was introduced in 1914, and remained in production until 1934. This example is marked "W. & L. E. GURLEY TROY, N.Y." and "151265." The serial number indicates that it was made in 1915. It belonged to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. New, it cost $110.
label: Description
content: Ref: W. & L. E. Gurley, <i>Manual of the Principal Instruments used in American Engineering and Surveying</i> (Troy, N.Y., 1920), p. 70.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Troy
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Surveying and Geodesy
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content: Measuring & Mapping
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: W. & L. E. Gurley. Manual of the Prinicipal Instruments Used in American Engineering and Surveying; 48th Edition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Soil Conservation Service
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.333625
label: catalog number
content: 333625
label: accession number
content: 303692
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dumpy level
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: telescope: 6 1/2 in; 16.51 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall in case: 6 in x 8 1/8 in x 5 in; 15.24 cm x 20.6375 cm x 12.7 cm