Michael Dedon
12-06-2014, 9:12 PM
I'm trying to help someone get some info on a vintage level he's had in the family. He hasn't been able to provide me photos and info is very limited.
It's wooden, I suspect beech or similar, with brass end caps, 30" x 3" x 1". If I understood him correctly, it has two spirit bubbles on top with sliding brass covers. The only markings are "Dubuqu? Ia" which I assume is Dubuque, Iowa. There is a fitted slide-in case that appears to be correct for the age of the level. He believes it be from around 1900.
I know very little about vintage levels and am asking if anyone can provide any info or point me to some relevant sources for tool makers of that era in that area I would appreciate it. He's not trying to sell, just curious. We were talking about a different topic when collectibles came up and I told him about my hand planes.
It's wooden, I suspect beech or similar, with brass end caps, 30" x 3" x 1". If I understood him correctly, it has two spirit bubbles on top with sliding brass covers. The only markings are "Dubuqu? Ia" which I assume is Dubuque, Iowa. There is a fitted slide-in case that appears to be correct for the age of the level. He believes it be from around 1900.
I know very little about vintage levels and am asking if anyone can provide any info or point me to some relevant sources for tool makers of that era in that area I would appreciate it. He's not trying to sell, just curious. We were talking about a different topic when collectibles came up and I told him about my hand planes.