Report for Baker Island Light Station (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: About center of Baker Island ME off Mount Desert Island, & southwesterly of entrance to Frenchman Bay
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 44° 14' 29"
Longitude: 68° 11' 59"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 12/30/1827
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: +- 197 acres
Area Inclosed: 10 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 600 yds
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Wire fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Boat house & 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: 1828
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1855
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: 105 ft
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Connected by workroom
Object of Navigation: Seacoast & guide to Frenchman Bay & Southwest Harbor
Building Materials: Brick & cement
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron spiral set in wall & turning to center column
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 10" x 10.5"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 3 - 24"x 24.5"
Number of Doors: One
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:
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars: 1"
Height Glazed: 2' 11.5"
Number of Plates in Height: 1
Number of Plates Each Side: 1
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron-wood sheathed
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Iron-dome shaped in 8 sections bolted inside lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
Lightning Spindle: Yes
Description of Lightning Rod: Copper fork end, pipe to ball
Balustrade: Steel - 2 rails
Lantern Doors: Iron door; brass hinges, handle & catch
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: None
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Roller curtains
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus: 6 hours
Intensity in Candles: Fixed: 2900, flash: 24000
Name of Maker: Sautter & Company; Paris
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: 122-123-124
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19.5"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution: 3 minutes
Flash Interval: 89.2 sec (fixed light)
Duration of Flash: 8.8 sec
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 120 degrees
Number of Panels: 6
Number of Flash Panels: 2
Arc of Each: 60 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5 fixed & flashing
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3 fixed & flashing
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: Iron with clock table connected
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description: Iron 2' fits into damper tube, hangs from roof
Revolving Machinery: Hardened buttons
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube: 27 ft
Clock Weight: 70 lbs
Length of Winding Time: 6 hours
Drive During Rewind: No
Machinery Protection: Brass case with glass doors
Regulated: Fan governor
Lens Protection: 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 Type A
Number of Spare Lamps: 3
Number of Spare Burners: 3
Candle Power: 600 cp


Clock Cord Description
Revolving Cord: Cord
Size of Clock Cord: 3/16"
Length of Clock Cord: 100'
How Led: On traveling sheave to double & single blocks
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: 4" x 5"


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: One
Diameter of Outside Wick:
Diameter of Mantel: 35mm
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: One fitted with shelves for chimneys & materials
Oil House Description: 100 ft northwest of tower
Oil House Inside Dimension: 6' x 8'
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: 200--2-239 tanks for bulk kerosene
Other (Describe):
Suitability:
Dwelling
Location: Attached to tower on northeast side
Coloring: White with lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant: Gurney Hot Water
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters: Keeper
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 4
Outhouse Coloring: White lead trimmings
Paths and Walks: Wooden walks
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: 1/2 acre
Area Cultivated: 1/5 acre
Character of Surroundings: Soil & rocky
Stove, Maker: Portland S.F. Co.
Stove, Size: Queen Atlantic
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker: Douglass
Pump, Size: #2
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain from dwelling roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cleaned frequently
Tank Capacity: 2- 600 gals each in cellar
Tank Material: Brick
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Very healthful
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boat house and boat slip
Distance and Direction: About 700 yds north 10 degrees west
Miscellaneous Remarks: 2-239 gal tanks for kerosene in bulk
Boats
Boat Number: 15
Type: Dory
Length: 5'
Width: 13'
When Built: 1903
Date Harbored at Station: 10/1903
Sails: True
Suited to Work: Yes


Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: Handwinch loisting very poor;
Engine RPMs:
Engine Diameter:
Engine Stroke:
Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
Cylinders and Size:
Horsepower:
Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
Hoist Miscellaneous: