Tripod

Name/Title

Tripod

Entry/Object ID

2011.6.1c

Description

Heavy orange adjustable wooden tripod with a round brass connection at the center. The connection is hollow with threading on the top for attaching a theodolite. The numeral 9 is written on it in black marker.

Context

Used by the Vermont Department of Transportation (formerly the Highway Department) for surveying during the constructions of Vermont's interstate roads.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.6

Source or Donor

Vermont Agency of Transportation

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Vermont Agency of Transportation

Made/Created

Date made

1898 - 1982

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tripod

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stand, Floor

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Support Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (closed)

Height

38 in

Circumference

13-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont Department of Transportation