General Information

Serial #

428. 700187 `D'

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood/ Brass/ Aluminium.

Dimensions

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

Length

99.7 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

N/A

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

Bausch Lomb

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used by EMR's Surveys & Mapping Branch in Ottawa, ON.

Function

Object on which one securely mounts a surveying instrument at a desired height. In this case, the tripod was used to support transit 1968.0380.001.

Technical

Type sample.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"B&L # 428', '40428' & '700187 D' incised on tripod.

Missing

Complete

Finish

Lower part of leg: round wood with heavy pointed foot made of brass/ Upper part of wood:2 pieces hollowed out/ Two very heavy clamps on legs, tightened by wing nuts/ Brass divider/ Head - simple screw-type fitting with aluminium cover/ Varnish over stain fairly dark/ Head painted black/ Condition: Varnish and paint scratched.

Decoration

N/A