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Is This a Telescope?
Yes and No. The instrument is called a Wye Level because of thew two "wye rings" on either end of the telescope held above the bubble level. Sometimes confused with another engineering tool called a theodolite -- which measures both horizontal and vertical angles -- this is Richard Kletting's engineering level he used to complete plans and construction of the Utah State Capitol as well as numerous other buildings in Utah.
The level was manufactured by the W. & L. E. Gurley company of Troy, New York, a popular maker of engineering tools still in business today. Kletting's level, along with several other important documents in this case, were loaned to the Capitol Preservation Board by his granddaughter Geneal Kletting. |