The level with horizontal circle (transit) was made around 1890. The levelling is performed by two mutually perpendicular toric levels on the alidade, while a precise levelling toric level attached to the telescope supporting column ensures the levelling of the line of sight. The instrument had an additional positionable levelling level.

A special feature of the instrument is the tilting screw with two divisions – one with 40 units and the other with 100 units. By turning the screw for one unit the tilt of the line-of-sight axis changes for 6.6''. The instrument enables precise optical measurement of distances just like a Reichenbach crosshairs. The constant of the micrometer screw unit is 300.

Branko Korošec describes a similar instrument in his book "Naš prostor in čas v projekciji" (Our Space and Time in Projection) on page 190, where he calls it a "distance meter". This is an unusual name, as the instrument was primarily used as a level, with distance measurement and detailed measurement being of secondary importance.

The instrument was restored, cleaned and lacquered in 2016, and a wooden base was added. The broken pipe of the levelling toric level was replaced and the toric level’s division is not original.