General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Tripod: Brass & wood/ Bag: Canvas and leather.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

61.0 cm

Width

12.7 cm

Height

58.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Survey equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Gurley

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Troy

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used in Canada.

Function

Object on which one securely mounts a surveying instrument at a desired height. In this case, the tripod was used to support transit 1968.0117.001.

Technical

Type sample.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On each clamp "W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y."; The number "8" is written on both the tripod and its' canvas bag (.002).

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Tripod has 3" diam. top that can be screwed into a transit/ All three legs are extendable/ Each leg has 2 brass clamps near bottom which allow 20'' extensions to be held at desired length/ Bottoms of extension legs have brass sockets for other extensions/ Came with canvas bag with leather strap/ Inside bag is a pocket with three wooden legs 20 inches long with brass sockets on one end and brass points on the other.

Decoration

N/A