Report for The Cuckolds (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On the highest part of the most E'ly of the Cuckolds Islets, ME, about 1/2 mile S'ly of Cape Newagen, W'ly side of the entrance to Boothbay Harbor |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 43° 46' 47" |
| Longitude: | 69° 39' 02" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Conveyed by the State of Maine |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/03/1890 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 7 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 40' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat |
| 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: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1907 (fog signal established 1892) |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Fog signal house reshingled 1931; Dwelling roof reshingled 1935 |
| 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: | 59' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Short tower rising from roof of fog signal house & dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to Boothbay Harbor |
| Building Materials: | Brick & wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | 1 flight of granite, 1 of wood, & wooden stepladder |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 27 5/8" x 45" |
| Number of Doors: | |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Single & screwed to ball |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 3 rail with rungs & 8 ball top posts |
| Lantern Doors: | 2 - 1 of iron & 1 of wood, fitted with brass hinges & latch |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap door only |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains hung on rings |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Service room with small closet & 3 drawers |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 24,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Boston Shop of USLHS |
| Year Made: | May 15, 1907 |
| Marks and Number: | U.S.L.H.E. Machine Shop, Boston, Mass. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 12 secs. |
| Flash Interval: | 1.7 - flash .3 sec ecl. 3.9 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | .3 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 4 (There are 4 ele in 3 central drums & 3 in 4th) |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3, flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron with clock in center |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron - 2" - hung free from lantern roof |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 25' |
| Clock Weight: | 150 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Iron frame case with glass doors |
| Regulated: | Fibre plug against a brass disc in governor shaft. Spring governor. 5th order clock made in 3rd dist |
| Lens Protection: | Yes, linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | I.O.V. 35 mm. |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One (also old wick lamps) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 172' |
| How Led: | From drum through floor under traveling sheave to sheave blocks |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Flat disc |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 21 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 rough closet under whistle house roof as service room for storing fittings |
| Oil House Description: | White oil house on posts 80' W'ly of dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 8' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | Kerosene stored in 5 - 239 gal tanks on fog signal balcony - 1,195 gals total. |
| Other (Describe): | Oil house now used for storehouse for alcohol, cylinder oil, etc. |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class Daboll trumpet with oil engines & Clayton air compressors |
| Time to Start: | About 10 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 17 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Reed, compressor, springs, & vaporizor studs |
| Timing Device: | Cam & lever timed by engine speed |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 51' |
| Compass Direction: | S |
| Location: | Light tower rises out of fog signal building. Guide to Boothbay Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By granite stairs from corridor |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,026 lbs |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 3' |
| Height: | 27" |
| Time: | Struck by hand if trumpet disabled |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Oil engine |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | DeLaVargus Machine Co. - cyl rebored 1922, 1935, new pistons each time |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1902 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 4 HP |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand |
| Compressor Maker: | Clayton Air Compressor Works |
| Compressor Seat: | Geared to engine |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 260 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 20" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 13/16" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 9' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 2' 6.5" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 3 |
| Diameter: | |
| Height: | |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 75 |
| Pressure in Each: | 4# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double Dwelling attached to NW'ly side of fog signal building & light tower. |
| Coloring: | White - lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 rooms each |
| Number of Dwellings: | Double |
| Heating Plant: | Heated by stoves |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & Assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | Both |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | 1 walk -concrete |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (both) |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic 303 (both) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 46" x 5" (both) |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (both) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (both) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns are cleaned regularly |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern in base F.S. bldg - 9,728 gals. Cistern in engine room, tank at rear of dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Brick - tanks of wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house with boat winch, boat slip, & platform |
| Distance and Direction: | 60' in W'ly direction |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 5 - 239 gal tanks for kersosene - 1,195 gals. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 40 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 4" |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Not known |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
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| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
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