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Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888

Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888

$ 92.4

Availability: 30 in stock
  • Brand: Davis
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: The horizontal and both vertical level bubbles are visible and move, although they are a little hard to see due to the way the level was builtSome soiling/staining on the top and bottom of level (see photos)

    Description

    Rare Antique Davis Level & Tool Co. – 6” Level 1888
    Metal plaque below the horizontal bubble states:
    “THE DAVIS LEVEL &TOOL CO.
    SPRINGFIELD, MASS.”
    on one side, and
    “PAT MAY 29 1887, 1888”
    on the other side
    I used a lighted magnifying glass to read this
    The horizontal and both vertical level bubbles are visible and move, although they are a little hard to see due to the way the level was built
    Some soiling/staining on the top and bottom of level (see photos)
    Overall, a nice example of this very collectible item
    The following information is from: Commerce, Manufactures & Resources of Springfield, Mass.: A Historical, Statistical & Descriptive Review. 1883. National Publishing Co. pg. 51.
    “THE DAVIS LEVEL AND TOOL COMPANY.
    MANUFACTURERS OF MACHINISTS' TOOLS
    AND RAILWAY SUPPLIES, 30 TAYLOR ST.
    There is probably no section of our country where machinists' and mechanics' tools are used, that the name of the Davis Level and Tool Company is not also familiar, and for that, matter hardly any part of the civilized globe. The extent of this company's operations, the character of their productions, their contributions to the industrial thrift of the city, and the notoriety their products have given Springfield as a first-class manufacturing center, all combine to make it a concern whose benefits are incalculable, and whose wide-spread and far-reaching trade stamp it as the peer of any similar establishment in the the whole country.
    This enterprise was originally established in 1867 at Chicopee Falls, by its present sole proprietor, Mr. L. L. Davis. Soon after its inception the present style was adopted, and in 1875 the works were, removed to this city.  It was not until some time after its establishment that the house was marked by any particular degree of prominence, when the company secured several valuable patents, both by purchase and upon inventions of the proprietor, the adoption of which and the manufacture of the products have given them a national reputation.”