tripod for surveyor's compass
Date: circa 1830
Inventory Number: 5157b
Classification: Tripod
Subject:
Maker: Charles Gedney King (1808 - 1858)
User: Lawrence Scientific School (1847 - 1906)
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Dimensions:
143 cm (56 5/16 in.)
Description:
A wood tripod with brass fittings and pointed, metal capped feet.
Signedunsigned
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.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Engineering, Harvard University.