tripod
Datecirca 1930
Inventory Number1997-1-0448
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Maker
J. G. Ulmer Company
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 red wooden tripod for land surveying with brass fittings and steel-capped tapered feet.
Signedon nameplate: The J. G. Ulmer Co.
Inscribedon top of one leg: The J. G. Ulmer Co. / Makers of High Grade Engineering Instruments / Cleveland OH
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.
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: circa 1910
Accessories: wooden rings looped on twine
Object number: 5170b
John H. Temple
Date: 1850-1870
Accessories: leather straps (2)
Object number: 5166b
Société d'Optique et de Mécanique de Haute Précision
Date: 1900-1950
Accessories: carrying bag
Object number: 5270b
