This canvas cinch was developed by Dr. J. D. Love. This type of cinch was used to protect sores from developing on animals that carried surveying or camp equipment for field scientists.
Object ID: USGS-000039
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Canvas Cinch
This canvas cinch was developed by Dr. J. D. Love. This type of cinch was used to protect sores from developing on animals that carried surveying or camp equipment for field scientists.
Object ID: USGS-000039
Animal Halter
This is one of many objects used by field scientists in the care of their animals. This type of halter was used to provide an easy way to hold on to animals that might otherwise become unruly or wander away.
Object ID: USGS-000076
This is one of many objects used by field scientists in the care of their animals. This type of halter was used to provide an easy way to hold on to animals that might otherwise become unruly or wander away.
Object ID: USGS-000076
Hobble
This is one of many objects used by scientists in the care of their animals. This hobble, consisting of two leather straps connected with a chain, was placed around the feet of an animal to keep it from straying far.
Object ID: USGS-000084
This is one of many objects used by scientists in the care of their animals. This hobble, consisting of two leather straps connected with a chain, was placed around the feet of an animal to keep it from straying far.
Object ID: USGS-000084
Frederick Street, Edinburgh by James Hutton
This is a replica of a watercolor done by James Hutton when he was doing his field work in Scotland. It is titled, Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Object ID: USGS-575011
This is a replica of a watercolor done by James Hutton when he was doing his field work in Scotland. It is titled, Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Object ID: USGS-575011
Leather Boots
The soles of made of heavy-duty rubber with metal studs.
Object ID: USGS-000212
The soles of made of heavy-duty rubber with metal studs.
Object ID: USGS-000212
Pendulum Self-leveling Alidade
This is a telescopic alidade in which a pendulum device, or compensator replaces the conventional bubble for establishing a horizontal reference line from which vertical angles may be measured. Alidades were the primary mapping instrument in the U.S. from about 1865 to the 1980s, when they were replaced by the total station.
This is a telescopic alidade in which a pendulum device, or compensator replaces the conventional bubble for establishing a horizontal reference line from which vertical angles may be measured. Alidades were the primary mapping instrument in the U.S. from about 1865 to the 1980s, when they were replaced by the total station.
AGFA Large-format View Camera on Portable Stand
This Rembrandt Portrait Studio Camera uses sheet film negatives. AGFA was the abbreviation for Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation, given in 1873 to a company that had been founded in Berlin in 1867.
Object ID: USGS-000322
This Rembrandt Portrait Studio Camera uses sheet film negatives. AGFA was the abbreviation for Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation, given in 1873 to a company that had been founded in Berlin in 1867.
Object ID: USGS-000322
Expedition Alidade with Case
The rectangular base (blade) features two different types of spirit levels and a trough compass. Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000328
The rectangular base (blade) features two different types of spirit levels and a trough compass. Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000328
Weston Direct-Reading Ammeter
Model #6367, believed to be manufactured December 15, 1898 by the Weston Electrical Instrument Company, Newark, New Jersey. Edward Weston introduced this type of meter in 1889 and was a serious competitor of Thomas Edison in the development of electricity.
Model #6367, believed to be manufactured December 15, 1898 by the Weston Electrical Instrument Company, Newark, New Jersey. Edward Weston introduced this type of meter in 1889 and was a serious competitor of Thomas Edison in the development of electricity.
Dumpy Level
Prism level manufactured by C.L. Berger & Sons, serial# 16898. The company was founded by Christian Louis Berger (1842-1922) who was born at Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Boston in 1866. In 1871 he joined with George Louis Buff, and began trading as Buff & Berger.
Prism level manufactured by C.L. Berger & Sons, serial# 16898. The company was founded by Christian Louis Berger (1842-1922) who was born at Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Boston in 1866. In 1871 he joined with George Louis Buff, and began trading as Buff & Berger.
Gurley Dip Needle Lake Superior Model with Case
Also known as a Forrester's Compass or Miner's Compass, a dip (or dipping) needle is an instrument for measuring the intensity of the earth's magnetic field. It is used to locate buried or hidden metal. Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000345
Also known as a Forrester's Compass or Miner's Compass, a dip (or dipping) needle is an instrument for measuring the intensity of the earth's magnetic field. It is used to locate buried or hidden metal. Manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York.
Object ID: USGS-000345
Distiller
Distilling Apparatus or Still. The prominent feature of this antique lab equipment is the spherical copper globe. Object ID: USGS-000240
Distilling Apparatus or Still. The prominent feature of this antique lab equipment is the spherical copper globe. Object ID: USGS-000240