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tripod

Date1900-1930
Inventory Number1997-1-0449
ClassificationTripod
Subject
    Maker C. L. Berger & Sons fl. 1898 - 1960s
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Dimensionsfolded: 148 x 12 x 12 cm (58 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionA wooden tripod for land surveying with metal trim and steel-capped tapered feet.
          Signedon mount, monogram: C.L.B. & Sons
          ProvenanceFrom the Department of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
          Historical AttributesGiven to CHSI on 5/8/97 by Niall Kirkwood, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. It was originally used in GSD classes, including GSD 6104 (Fundamentals of Landscape Technology M3), GSD 6105 (Fundamentals of Landscape Technology M4), GSD 6206 (Landscape Technology), and GSD 6316 (Terrain Analysis), taught by Professors McIntosh, Harris, Jewell, and Ervin.
          tripod 12L for Y-level
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: circa 1902
          Object number: 5161b
          tripod for transit
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: circa 1910
          Object number: 5177b
          Berger & Sons geodetic level
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: circa 1902
          Accessories: pine case with lock (key not found); screwdriver; leather strap; sunshade; dust cover; tripod (see 5161b)
          Object number: 5161a
          suveyor's transit
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: circa 1925
          Accessories: Original wood box, hand magnifier 3.5X (2008-1-0051b), brass collar
          Object number: 2008-1-0051a
          deep sea thermograph
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: circa 1918
          Object number: 1996-1-0320
          magnetometer
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: 1898-1925
          Object number: 0325a,b,c,d
          cloth bag for surveying equipment
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Date: early 20th century
          Object number: 1996-1-0076
          Illustration: C. L. Berger & Son's Universal Mining Transit
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Object number: 1998-1-0057
          illustration:  The Berger Patent Mine Tachymeter No. 4 and No. 6
          C. L. Berger & Sons
          Accessories: none
          Object number: 1998-1-0056
          tripod
          J. G. Ulmer Company
          Date: circa 1930
          Object number: 1997-1-0448
          tripod 21L for Y-level
          Buff & Berger
          Date: circa 1890
          Object number: 5149b