Tripod, transit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1874–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0107.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Fauth Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass/ Wood.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 20.3 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Fauth
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- District of Columbia
- City
- Washington
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used by Public Works of Saint John, NB. - Function
-
Object on which one securely mounts a surveying instrument at a desired height. In this case, the tripod was used to support theodolite 1968.0107.001. - Technical
-
Type sample. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'T 16' painted on the side of one of the legs.
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- Top plate is made of brass with a threaded hole in the centre from the top of 1" dia. The plate has underneath a screw with knob for turning and a brass coil spring for tension. Legs attach to a pin on the outside edge of the plate. Legs are wooden with brass points on the ends. No extensions just solid legs.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Fauth Co., Tripod, transit, circa 1874–1900, Artifact no. 1968.0107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0107.002/
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