Report for Egg Rock (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On Egg Rock, Frenchman Bay, ME |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 21' 15" |
| Longitude: | 68° 08' 19" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land ceded by State of Maine |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/06/1874 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 100' |
| 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: | 1875 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1904 |
| 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: | 64' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White - lead trimmings |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Rises from center of dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Bay |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| 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: | 14" x 16" ; 33" x 19.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 |
| Number of Doors: | 4 & 1 trap door |
| 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 - circular base |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 5/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| 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: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron pitch roof in 10 sections bolted inside & lined with zinc |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper rod with forked end |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 2 rail pipe railing |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 iron & 1 wood, fitted with hinges & hasp |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood hinges & lock |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screw hooks |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With closet |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 7 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 9000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1911 |
| Marks and Number: | No. 9041 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 24" square |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | 4 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 1 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | No drum - lens is cubical with bullseyes & prisms above & below |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 flashing |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | With lens jack, clock & case - 4 cols with table for clock |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron 2" - slip joint pedestal made at Lighthouse Service Machine Shop, Boston, 1901 |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 26' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 7 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | Ball governor |
| Lens Protection: | Yes, zinc & linen |
| How Color is Produced: | Ruby glass in lantern |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | Lantern |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | IOV 35 mm. |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (should be 2) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: | 600 CP |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/8" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 220' |
| How Led: | From drum to sheave passing a traveling sheave |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | Regular 4th order clock |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Flat |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 21 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 with shelves for cleaning materials |
| Oil House Description: | About 250' N'ly of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | Fitted with 6 - 239 gal. tanks - 1,434 gal. cap. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 in service room for supplies |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st order Daboll Trumpet |
| Time to Start: | 10 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast; 2 sec silent; 4 sec blast; 20 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors, timing device & reeds |
| Timing Device: | Cam wheel & lever operated by engine |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 4 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 40' |
| Compass Direction: | S |
| Location: | Guide to Frenchman Bay & Bar Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | About 30' SW |
| Water Supply: | Cistern |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Plank walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Square red brick building with a brick cistern |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1200 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell |
| Diameter: | 30" |
| Height: | 28" |
| Time: | 3.5 hours |
| Manufacturer: | U.S.L.H.S., 2nd District Old Style |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsby Akroyd |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | DeLaVerge Machine Co., NY |
| Internal Combustion Date: | |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 7x7 |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | |
| Compressor Maker: | American Air Compressor Co., Brooklyn, NY |
| 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: | 2" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 20" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 27/32" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 15' 7" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 4" & 24" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | |
| Height: | |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 100 |
| Pressure in Each: | 4 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: | Fog signal in good order |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Tower rises from center of dwelling |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Brick sheathed outside |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 double |
| Heating Plant: | None (heaters should be required) |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | Both |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 6 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (both) |
| Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic #8 (both) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (both) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (both) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Lime & charcoal in cistern |
| Tank Capacity: | 2,000 gals under dwelling |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house & boat slip |
| Distance and Direction: | 150' |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 6 - 239 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 13 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 13' 10" |
| When Built: | 1900 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | June, 1900 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 171 |
| Type: | Motor Boat / Gray Motor |
| Length: | 7' 6" |
| Width: | 21' 10" |
| When Built: | 1932 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | May, 1932 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
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