tripod for surveyor's compass
Datecirca 1830
Inventory Number5157b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Maker
Charles Gedney King
1808 - 1858
User
Lawrence Scientific School
1847 - 1906
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Place of Use
Dimensions143 cm (56 5/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA wood tripod with brass fittings and pointed, metal capped feet.
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.
Charles Gedney King
Date: circa 1840
Accessories: tripod (5198b)
Object number: 5198a
Charles Gedney King
Date: circa 1830
Accessories: 2 sights, staff mounting. Mahagony case.
Object number: 5157a
Roach & Warner
Date: circa 1833-1841
Object number: DW0237b
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