Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.017
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Tripod
Title:
Brunton Compass Tripod
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Compass tripod.
Three legged tripod, painted black. Legs hook into a silver disk. On top of the disk is the head of the tripod. This is made of a black metal, in a 'u' shape. A small metal disk, to which the compass would be attached, is placed in the middle.
Used in field surveying throughout the state. It is deigned to hold a compass like the Brunton compass so that it could be used as a surveying instrument. The compass was placed on this tripod if a geologist or surveyor needed to get an accurate azimuth, such as in plotting points on a map.
Three legged tripod, painted black. Legs hook into a silver disk. On top of the disk is the head of the tripod. This is made of a black metal, in a 'u' shape. A small metal disk, to which the compass would be attached, is placed in the middle.
Used in field surveying throughout the state. It is deigned to hold a compass like the Brunton compass so that it could be used as a surveying instrument. The compass was placed on this tripod if a geologist or surveyor needed to get an accurate azimuth, such as in plotting points on a map.
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2007.22.017
2007.22.017