tripod for surveyor's compass
Datecirca 1850
Inventory Number5203c
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Maker
E. & G. W. Blunt
1824 - 1866
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsfolded: 131 x 10 x 10 cm (51 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA simple wooden tripod. No metal fittings. Also has a turned wooden cap on top of tripod.
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceAlexander Johnston, Jr. (1815-1890), Wiscasset, Maine; David Wheatland acquired from Nelson J. Sanford, Damariscotta, Maine, July 30, 1970. Donated to CHSI February 2, 1977.
E. & G. W. Blunt
Date: 1844-1857
Accessories: handwritten tables and charts; carrying case; ball-and-socket joint
Object number: 5187
E. & G. W. Blunt
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: ball-and-socket joint (5203b); tripod (5203c)
Object number: 5203a
