Report for Tenpound Island (Massachusetts) - 1928
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | J. G. Ramsey, Draftsman |
| Location: | On Tenpound Island, Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts |
| Date of Report: | 11/22/1928 |
| Latitude: | 42° 36' 07" |
| Longitude: | 70° 39' 58" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land (conveyed to the US by town of Gloucester, Mass) |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/16/1820 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3.64 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 50' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf for small boats |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat - one mile to Gloucester Post Office |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1821 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1881 |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 44' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | City of Gloucester, Mass |
| Color of Tower: | Brown, black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected with dwelling by covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor & local navigation |
| Building Materials: | Iron, brick lined |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 13.5" diameter (portholes) |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5; 21.5" diameter |
| Number of Doors: | 1; 3' x 6' x 1" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower in good condition site underlaid with ledge. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th, 5th & 6th order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27 1/4" x 36.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 3 plates 108 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 12 degrees & 120 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes, copper conductor down into ground |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes - iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron door hinged |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood trap door hinged |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 - in parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks screwed into place |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 1400 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Paris - no number |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14 9/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Occulting red every 10 secs.(Color changed to red 2/1/1923; 4th O lens & IOV installed 3/4/1925; 5th O lens & electric light installed 10/15/1928) |
| Time of Revolution: | Fixed lens with motor driven sign flasher |
| Flash Interval: | 5 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 5 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed lens flashing light |
| Number of Panels: | 4 (door panel removed) |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 drum & 4 prisms |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | Sign flasher motor driven |
| How Flash is Produced: | 2 motor driven sign flashers made by Jas. Betts & co. driven by 1/6 HP Century motors 110 V 3-4 amps 60 cycles split phase type SF serial nos SAF10 (upper) & SBH5 (lower). 1750 RPM. 500' pack cable from meter board in Fisheries hoist. eng. house to tower |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron center standard |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Brass - 1.5" inside diameter |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Fixed lens |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Sign flasher protected by canvas covers during day |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Red shade |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | 9 1/8" long, 5" diam. ruby globe |
| Lamp Description: | 150 W 110 V G25 bulb |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electric incandescent |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 oil lamp - 5th order imp. |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Red - 5 sec flash - 5 sec eclipse |
| Time Limit: | |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Fog bell struck by machinery |
| Time to Start: | Immediately |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 strokes 30 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Necessary small parts |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Guide to Gloucester Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | 38' 277 degrees |
| Water Supply: | None |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Concrete walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | On E'ly side of tower & connected to it by covered way |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | One |
| Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper only |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Fuel & boat houses |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead trim |
| Paths and Walks: | Paths & concrete walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | A little fast ground & ledge |
| Stove, Maker: | Magee Grand |
| Stove, Size: | 7-18 |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: | 1 brass table & 1 brass hand lamp from General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from dwelling roof |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Frequent cleaning |
| Tank Capacity: | About 2900 gals in dwelling cellar |
| Tank Material: | Brick cement plastered on inside |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | In kitchen of dwelling |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse & slip on E'ly end of island - no road |
| Distance and Direction: | About 345' NE'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station & apparatus in good condition. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 141 |
| Type: | Dory Launch |
| Length: | 4.5' |
| Width: | 13' on bottom |
| When Built: | 1919 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 12/15/1922 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Gasoline |
| Horsepower: | 3 |
| Engine Maker: | Lathrop - 19854 Installed 1922 |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | 6 Columbia dry cells |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20" 3 blades |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boathouse & at mooring |