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brass stand

brass stand

Datelate 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number1998-1-0750
ClassificationStand
Subject
    User Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory 1885-present
    Cultural Region
      Place of Use
        Dimensions18 × 7 × 7 cm (7 1/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionA brass stand, consisting of a circular base, support pole and curved bracket for holding an unidentified instrument. Possibly used at Blue Hill Observatory.
          Signedunsigned
          FunctionInstrument stand for holding some type of tubular apparatus. Possibly used in meteorology due to provenance (Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory).
          ProvenanceFound on shelf with instruments from the Blue HIll Meteorological Observatory.
          brass stand
          brass stand
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
          Object number: 1998-1-0753
          stand
          stand
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
          Object number: 1998-1-0751
          temperature recorder
          temperature recorder
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: circa 1957
          Accessories: wind-up key; one bottle #6483 type 1800 Recorder ink (red) with pen nib; one bottle #F100-EN type 1500 Recorder ink (green)
          Object number: 1998-1-0279a
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
          Object number: 1998-1-0746
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
          Object number: 2008-1-0152
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
          Object number: 2008-1-0153
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          blown-glass birdfeeder from Blue Hills Observatory
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
          Object number: 2008-1-0154
          maps of Blue Hills Reservation (3)
          maps of Blue Hills Reservation (3)
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: 1895-1919
          Accessories: Panorama of landmarks visible from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory Map of the Blue Hills Reservation and its surrounding area from 1919 Topographical map of the Blue Hills Reservation from 1895
          Object number: 1998-1-0977
          blueprint for Fergusson's Kite Meteorograph Model 1900, from Blue Hill
          blueprint for Fergusson's Kite Meteorograph Model 1900, from Blue Hill
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: 1900-1905
          Object number: 1998-1-1050a
          kite meteorograph sheet, Blue HIll
          kite meteorograph sheet, Blue HIll
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: 1900-1920
          Object number: 1998-1-1050b
          log book from Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          log book from Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: 1943-1958
          Object number: 1998-1-0602
          chronometric remote weather station sensor and encoder
          chronometric remote weather station sensor and encoder
          Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
          Date: circa 1938
          Object number: 1996-1-0152