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: |