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L.L. Davis level prices

What L.L. Davis levels actually sell for, from 49 recorded sales and 6 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$265
Most sell for
$195–$325
Sales on record
49
For sale now
6
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For sale now (6)

3 of these 6 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 49 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $265Dealers49 sales$30 — The Best 10% of a DAVIS 30 Inch Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$85 — UNCOMMON EARLY LL DAVIS NO. 15 BRASS & MAHOGANY 12" LEVEL - 1867 PATENT (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$95 — DAVIS No. 37 1/2 Fancy Finial Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — Fancy 4 Inch Pedestal Finial Level DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — DAVIS No. 37 Finial Level with Machined Sides (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — Fine DAVIS Ornate Filigree 12 inch Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Rare DAVIS No. 37 Pocket Level with Machined Sides (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Fancy DAVIS Finial Pedestal Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Beautiful DAVIS Finial Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$135 — DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETER (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$145 — Clean LL DAVIS PATENT Mantle Clock Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Lovely DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. Pedestal Level with Finials (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — Six inch DAVIS Mantle Clock Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — Beautiful Example L.L. DAVIS 7 Inch Ornate Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETER (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$225 — Extra Fancy 18 Inch DAVIS Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$225 — Fine 7 Inch DAVIS Ornate Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$235 — EARLY L. L. DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETER (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$239 — Fine DAVIS 1887 Patent Ornate Inclinometer Level 12" (Jim Bode Value Guide)$250 — Extra Fine DAVIS 7 inch Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$250 — Fabulous Fancy DAVIS 18 Inch Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$250 — Remarkable DAVIS 6 Inch Mantle Clock Inclinometer Level with Pin Stripes (Jim Bode Value Guide)$265 — Fine Ornate Inclinometer Level by LL DAVIS 24 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$265 — Fancy DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. PAT SEP 17, 1867 Inclinometer Level 18 inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$265 — Lovely Mantle Clock Level & Inclinometer LL DAVIS Fine 6 inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$275 — DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. Mantle Clock Inclinometer in Custom Box Pat. 1887 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$275 — Spectacular Fancy DAVIS 7 Inch Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — Near Mint DAVIS 24 Inch Ornate Inclinometer Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — Spectacular DAVIS Ornate Filigris Inclinometer Level 12 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — L.L. DAVIS PATENT Tall Frame Ornate Inclinometer Level ca. 1868 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — EARLY TALL L. L. DAVIS NO. 3 INCLINOMETER SPIRIT LEVEL - 18" x 3 1/4" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$295 — Perfect DAVIS PATENT Ornate Inclinometer Level 12 Inch 1867 PATENT (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Drop Dead Gorgeous DAVIS Ornate Inclinometer Level with Gold Pinstriping (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — FINE 12" LL DAVIS 1867 FILAGREE INCLINOMETER LEVEL - GOLD TRIM (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$325 — Extra Crisp 12" DAVIS Level with Inclinometer & Fine Filigree (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Beautiful Brass 2 1/2 Inch Finial Level by DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Spectacular DAVIS Ornate 12 Inch Level with Original Good Pinstriping (Jim Bode Value Guide)$375 — EXTRA FINE 18" DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CAST IRON INCLINOMETER (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$395 — Excellent L.L. DAVIS Tall Frame 24 Inch Inclinometer Level with gold Trim (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Rare L.L. DAVIS No. 13 Wooden Combination Inclinometer, Plumb & Level with Labels 24 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$495 — Rare Skeleton DAVIS Spindle Level Type One 6 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$495 — Rare DAVIS Skeleton or Spindle Level Type One 6 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$550 — Rare L.L. DAVIS May 29, 1877 Patent Type One Spindle Level 1877 Patent 6 inch Size (Jim Bode Value Guide)$695 — Rare & Near Mint DAVIS Octagonal Pocket Level with Finials (Jim Bode Value Guide)$895 — Rare & Fine Type One DAVIS Spindle ( Skeleton ) Level 6 Inch with Gold Paint (Jim Bode Value Guide)$895 — Spectacular L.L. DAVIS PATENT No. 13 Plumb, Level & Inclinometer with Both Paper Labels (Jim Bode Value Guide)$1k — Spectacular! 18 Inch L.L. DAVIS Tall Frame Inclinometer Level (Vintage Vials)$1k — DAVIS PATENT Ornate Level 7 Inch Mint in Box PAT. SEP. 17, 1867 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$2k — Amazing DAVIS NO. 1 Ornate 7 Inch Iron Level Near Mint in Box (Jim Bode Value Guide)$50$100$250$500$1k
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$26549$2006
Marketplaces—$144.508

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

Asking prices

Median asking
$182.50
Most ask
$96.71–$269.96
Listings
14

Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.

About L.L. Davis levels

L.L. Davis worked in Springfield, Massachusetts, and his levels were produced there by the Davis Level & Tool Company in the second half of the 19th century. The name is tied almost entirely to cast iron inclinometer levels, whose ornate pierced and filigreed bodies carry an arc scale and pointer for reading grade, as the mantel clock and filigree examples here show. Condition of the japanning and any gold or bronze trim drives value, along with an intact, readable arc scale and pointer, original paper labels, and the larger 12-inch sizes over short 6- and 7-inch patterns; cracks in the casting, repaint, and missing glass or vials cut worth sharply.

The 49 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (41), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (7) and Vintage Vials (1), and run from 2020 to 2026; 5 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 49 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Spectacular! 18 Inch L.L. DAVIS Tall Frame Inclinometer LevelVintage Vials2026-10-03$1,195
DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETERTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-09-29$195
DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETERTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-08-08$135
Amazing DAVIS NO. 1 Ornate 7 Inch Iron Level Near Mint in BoxJim Bode Value Guide2026-08-01$1,895
EXTRA FINE 18" DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CAST IRON INCLINOMETERTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-01-30$375
FINE 12" LL DAVIS 1867 FILAGREE INCLINOMETER LEVEL - GOLD TRIMTed Dawson Antique Tools2025-09-06$325
Rare L.L. DAVIS No. 13 Wooden Combination Inclinometer, Plumb & Level with Labels 24 InchJim Bode Value Guide2025-06-08$395
EARLY TALL L. L. DAVIS NO. 3 INCLINOMETER SPIRIT LEVEL - 18" x 3 1/4"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-05-22$295
Beautiful Example L.L. DAVIS 7 Inch Ornate Inclinometer LevelJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-14$195
Lovely DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. Pedestal Level with FinialsJim Bode Value Guide2025-02-23$169
UNCOMMON EARLY LL DAVIS NO. 15 BRASS & MAHOGANY 12" LEVEL - 1867 PATENTTed Dawson Antique Tools2025-01-21$85
EARLY L. L. DAVIS 1867 PAT. ADJUSTABLE MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETERTed Dawson Antique Tools2024-11-12$235
Extra Fancy 18 Inch DAVIS Inclinometer LevelJim Bode Value Guide2024-09-19$225
Beautiful DAVIS Finial LevelJim Bode Value Guide2024-04-28$125
Extra Crisp 12" DAVIS Level with Inclinometer & Fine FiligreeJim Bode Value Guide2024-03-05$325
Beautiful Brass 2 1/2 Inch Finial Level by DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO.Jim Bode Value Guide2023-11-01$325
DAVIS No. 37 Finial Level with Machined SidesJim Bode Value Guide2023-07-04$95
Spectacular L.L. DAVIS PATENT No. 13 Plumb, Level & Inclinometer with Both Paper LabelsJim Bode Value Guide2023-04-29$895
Six inch DAVIS Mantle Clock LevelJim Bode Value Guide2023-04-06$195
DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL CO. Mantle Clock Inclinometer in Custom Box Pat. 1887Jim Bode Value Guide2023-03-15$275
Rare DAVIS Skeleton or Spindle Level Type One 6 InchJim Bode Value Guide2022-12-15$495
Perfect DAVIS PATENT Ornate Inclinometer Level 12 Inch 1867 PATENTJim Bode Value Guide2022-10-25$295
Fine Ornate Inclinometer Level by LL DAVIS 24 InchJim Bode Value Guide2022-09-24$265
Spectacular DAVIS Ornate 12 Inch Level with Original Good PinstripingJim Bode Value Guide2022-05-16$325

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