tripod 3L for Y-level
Datecirca 1870
Inventory Number5142b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Attributed to
John H. Temple
1812 - 1877
User
Lawrence Scientific School
1847 - 1906
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Place of Use
Dimensions144 cm (56 11/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA wood tripod with brass fittings and steel bullet-shaped feet. A leather strap is attached to leg for storage. The number "3" and letter "L" are marked on legs.
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Engineering, Harvard University.
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.
John H. Temple
Date: 1850-1870
Accessories: leather straps (2)
Object number: 5166b
W. & L. E. Gurley
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: brown paper tag, in file
Object number: 5148b
