| | The Davistown Museum |
| | Center for the Study of Early Tools |
| Scattered throughout The Davistown Museum are tools by important manufacturers who are also the subject of |
| information files compiled by the museum. This is a listing of our holdings for: |
| Leonard L. Davis (Davis Level & Tool Co.) |
| | Status | Locatio |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Classic Period of American Machinist's Tools |
| Measuring Tools |
| 102501T1 | Inclinometer level | bio | photo | LPC |
| Cast steel and brass, 6" long, 14/16" wide, 2 1/2" high, 2" diameter meter, signed "DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL Co" and |
| "PAT.SEP 17, 1867" with owner's signature "J.F. McCABE". |
| This tool is also referred to as a mantle clock level. DATM (Nelson 1999, 214) has historical information on this company. |
| 41203T1 | Line level | bio | photo | LPC |
| Cast iron and brass, 3 1/2" long, signed "MANUFACTURED BY L.L. DAVIS SPRINGFIELD MASS" and "37 1/2". |
| Leonard L. Davis made levels and planes in Springfield, MA, 1867-1875, before changing the name of his company to |
| Davis Level & Tool Co. (1875 - 92). An excellent example of one of the most sought after pocket or line levels by one of |
| the most distinguished manufacturers of the classic period of American machinist's tools. |
| 32802T1 | Outside calipers | bio | photo | DTM |
| Steel, 4" high, signed "Pat. Jan 4 1887" with obscured maker's mark. |
| The maker's mark would probably be: Davis Level & Tool Co. Springfield, Mass. |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools |
| Miscellaneous Tools |
| 120907T2 | Level | bio | photo | DTM |
| Wrought iron and brass, 24" long, 2 3/4" wide, signed "DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL Co" and "PAT SEP 17, 1867". |
| It has an intricately worked body and an adjustable dial with 90 degrees of movement. |
| Other Woodworking Tools |
| 032203T12 | Bit brace | bio | photo | DTM |
| Steel, brass and wood, 14" long with a 5" swing, signed "The Davis Level & Tool Co Springfield Mass" "Pat April 17, 1883 |
| Oct 14, 1884". |
| Davis Level & Tool Co. made levels, dividers, machinist and other tools in Springfield, MA, from 1875 to 1892. Prior to |
| 1875, their tools were marked "Davis Co." (1867 - 1875). These tools are considered among the finest produced by |
| American toolmakers in the 19th century. |
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