tripod 3T for transit
Datecirca 1880
Inventory Number5164b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
Attributed to
Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. & Company
1858 - 1883
User
Lawrence Scientific School
1847 - 1906
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsfolded: 136 cm (53 9/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA wooden tripod with tapered steel-tipped feet and leather strap. "L.S.S.", "3" and "T" are etched on top of 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.
Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. & Company
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: carrying case; sunshade; dust cap; tripod (5164b)
Object number: 5164a
Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr.
Date: circa 1875
Accessories: embedded in wooden box
Object number: DW0506
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: circa 1910
Accessories: wooden rings looped on twine
Object number: 5170b
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