Wye Level
date: label: date made
content: 1819-1831
name: label: maker
content: William and Thomas Gilbert
notes: label: Description
content: This level measures 15 inches between the two wyes. The “W. & T. Gilbert / London” inscription on the compass face is that of William and Thomas Gilbert, optical and mathematical instrument makers who were in business together from 1819 to 1831.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
topic: label: Subject
content: Surveying
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0539.43
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0539.43
label: accession number
content: 1990.0539
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Wye Level
label: Object Name
content: level (wye)
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in x 25 7/8 in; 24.765 cm x 26.035 cm x 65.7225 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 7/8 in x 10 1/4 in x 25 7/8 in; 25.0825 cm x 26.035 cm x 65.7225 cm