Tripod
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Split-leg
- DATE
- 1912–1913
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0193.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cooke, T. & Sons
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 14020
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood legs/ Metal spiked foot and tripod head/ Leather strap/ Canvas bag attached by string.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.5 cm
- Width
- 18.5 cm
- Height
- 145.0 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
- Cooke
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Most likely used by Dominion Land Surveyors. - Function
-
Object on which one securely mounts a surveying instrument at a desired height. In this case, the tripod was used to support transit 1986.0192.001. - Technical
-
: Type sample. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- '14020' incised in tripod head.
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- Wood is varnished/ Tripod head painted black.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cooke, T. & Sons, Tripod, circa 1912–1913, Artifact no. 1986.0193, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0193.001/
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