Accession No

0644

Brief Description

tripod for level, c.1750

Origin

Maker

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1750

Inscription Date

Material

wood (oak); metal (brass, 1 other)

Dimensions

height 1230mm; maximum diameter 96mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court on 05/11/1930.

Inscription

Description Notes

Wooden tripod with metal-tipped pointed feet and brass top-plate. Legs in 2 sections, with brass screw-fit joint. Brass top-plate with solid cylindrical mount for instrument.

Condition good; complete

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