tripod 7L for Y-level
Datecirca 1880
Inventory Number5144b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Attributed to
Buff & Berger
1871 - 1898
User
Lawrence Scientific School
1847 - 1906
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Place of Use
Dimensions147 cm (57 7/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionA wood tripod with brass fittings and steel bullet-shaped feet. Also, there is three wood squares looped through twine for storage. "L S S 7 L" is stamped on top of a leg.
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.
W. & L. E. Gurley
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: brown paper tag, in file
Object number: 5148b
Buff & Berger
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: mahogany case; sunshade; screws; dust cover
Object number: 5143a
Buff & Berger
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: mahogany case; sunshade; screws; dust cover; tripod (5144b)
Object number: 5144a