Report for Doubling Point (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | Near low water line at Doubling Point, Arrowsic Island, ME, N'ly bank of Kennebec River, & near the upper end of Fiddlers Reach |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 43° 52' 57" |
| Longitude: | 69° 48' 26" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/31/1896 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 1/2 acre & right of way |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Tower stands in the water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | 3 miles - Bath |
| 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: | 1898 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1899 |
| 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: | 33' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Local navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 7" x 9" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 24.5" x 24.5" |
| Number of Doors: | One |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Deed to right-of-way April 11, 1902. Tower stands on granite pier, which is partly submerged at high water. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | 18" cast iron ball |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper with single end |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Single rail & plank floor on brackets fastened to side of tower |
| Lantern Doors: | No door |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | No ventilators |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed on |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 550 |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Constructors, A Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | L. Sautter & Co., Constructors, A Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | One white flash every 5 secs. (flash .5 sec, eclipse 4.5 sec) |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 panels & 1 door - copper |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast rion 3' 8" high 13.5" diam at the base |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 1 cu. ft. burner acetylene light, 550 cp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery |
| Time to Start: | Starts immediately |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Single blow every 15 secs. |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Bell suspended from W'ly side of tower near base |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Fog signal & light in the same tower. Attended by Keeper of Doubling Point Range Light. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 998 lbs |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 27" |
| Time: | 4.5 hours |
| Manufacturer: | George M. Stevens, Boston, 1898 |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 3 paths & 3 walks on premises. Premises, tower, buildings & illuminating apparatus are in good condition. |