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tripod for surveyor's compass
tripod for surveyor's compass

tripod for surveyor's compass

Datecirca 1870
Inventory Number1996-1-0059b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
    Attributed to W. & L. E. Gurley 1845 - 1968
    User Lawrence Scientific School 1847 - 1906
    User Bowdoin College, Department of Physics founded after 1794
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Place of Use
          Dimensions149 cm (58 11/16 in.)
          Material
            DescriptionA wooden tripod with brass fittings and tapered steel tips. The legs are turned and of solid walnut; no protective cap. There are some markings on the legs: LSS 20L, "20" and "L" carved into all three legs at the top.
            Signedunsigned
            ProvenanceDonated to Bowdoin College by George Vose, 17 July 1872; from the Department of Physics, Bowdoin College.
            Historical AttributesThe "LSS" mark indicates it was used by the people of the Lawrence Scientific Shool, which later became Harvard University's engineering deparment and shool of applied science.
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