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tripod for surveyor's compass
tripod for surveyor's compass

tripod for surveyor's compass

Datecirca 1840
Inventory Number5198b
ClassificationTripod
Subject
    Attributed to Charles Gedney King 1808 - 1858
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Dimensionsfolded: 141 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (55 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionA wooden tripod with brass fittings and steel-capped tapered feet.
          Signedunsigned
          ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Saul Moskowitz, Marblehead, Massachusetts, November 23, 1973. Donated to CHSI February 2, 1977.
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          tripod for surveyor's compass
          Charles Gedney King
          Date: circa 1830
          Object number: 5157b
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          Charles Gedney King
          Date: circa 1840
          Accessories: tripod (5198b)
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          Charles Gedney King
          Date: circa 1830
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          Date: circa 1840
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          H. M. Pool & Brothers
          Date: circa 1865
          Object number: 5202b
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          American
          Date: 1870-1920
          Object number: 1996-1-0101
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          tripod for surveyor's compass
          H. M. Pool & Brothers
          Date: circa 1845
          Object number: 5197b
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          W. & L. E. Gurley
          Date: circa 1870
          Object number: 1996-1-0059b
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          Chamberlain & Ritchie
          Date: 1850-1854
          Object number: 5129b
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          surveyor's tripod
          American
          Date: 1870-1920
          Object number: 1996-1-0093
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          tripod for surveyor's compass
          Alexander Megarey
          Date: circa 1840
          Object number: 2005-1-0002
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          Stackpole and Brother
          Date: circa 1885
          Object number: 5168b