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Tripod, extension leg, no model number; made by Keuffel & Esser Co., N.Y. & Hoboken, n.d., ca.1930s-1940s.
Object/Artifact
Tripod, extension leg, no model number; made by Keuffel & Esser Co., New York & Hoboken, no date, circa 1930s-1940s. Painted wood (formerly white; almost completely gone), metal; 37" high closed; ca. 61" high with legs entended. Leather strap. Mount: 3-1/2" x 8 thread. Missing: one locking nut.
Product number and K&E name do not appear on object.
Used for mounting levels, transits, theodolites, etc. The date of this one is only approximate, but it is likely from that era.
K&E had their main office and factories in Hoboken when it was made.
2009.006.0264
2009.006
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
1930 - 1949
Date: 1930-1949
Good
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2009-10-27