| US Patent: 12,384 
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| Spirit Level | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Hampton W. Evans (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Feb. 13, 1855 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This is a fairly standard inclinometer, with a clever (and complicated)
    spring-loaded retainer to hold the level vial in the proper position. |  |