SPIRIT LEVEL

1926 - 1938
Overview

Heavy,cast iron body with parallel faces wider than the waisted mid-section where there are three cutout bubble gauges to check horizontal and vertical trueness.

Historical information

Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road. It was open from 1926-1938.

The Stanley Rule & Level Company was founded in 1857 by Henry Stanley.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1993.82
Material
Width
454 mm
Height or length
57 mm
Depth
22 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Text moulded on the body [STANLEY / No36 PAT'D 8--486--23 96] on reverse face [8]

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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