Report for Isles of Shoals (New Hampshire) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On White Island, NH, the southwesterly island of the Isles of Shoals, about 5.5 miles off the seasoast of NH and southerly of the entrance to Portsmouth. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 42° 58' 02" |
| Longitude: | 70° 37' 25" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land, conveyed by the State of New Hampshire |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 06/22/1820 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1 acre |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 40 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat house & 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: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1821 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1859 |
| 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: | 82 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| 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: | 8.25" x 13" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 2'8" x 15" - 2'8" x 16" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1.25" |
| Height Glazed: | 8' 3" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 1 - 30 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 180 degrees thru 210 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Wrought iron with copper tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Fitted on sash bars |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in deck |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet & lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | On sash bars |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With revolving clock only |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 60,000 |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | 4' 7 5/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 5 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 15 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | 3.7 sec white, 11.7 sec. eclipse |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 20 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 20 |
| Arc of Each: | 18 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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: | |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron, 3" hanging from froof |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | Steel chariot with ball bearings, 8 at 6" |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 10" x 10" x 40 feet |
| Clock Weight: | 160 lbs. |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass case with glass doors |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | IOV 55 mm Type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 1,500 cp. |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 300 feet |
| How Led: | From clock to weight box |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 10" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | None given |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | |
| Diameter of Balls: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Near end of covered way about 60 feet S. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 9 - 239 gal. and 2 - 2,040 gal bulk kerosene |
| Other (Describe): | Tool shead about 10ft. S. of dwelling for storing tools, etc. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Type 425 Tyfon |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 10 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec. blast, 27 sec. silent, 3 sec. blast, 27 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | Spare equalizing spring for bell. Duplicate engines & compressors |
| Timing Device: | Crosby Clocks |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 50 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | 60 feet |
| Compass Direction: | South |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | Connected |
| Water Supply: | Salt water for cooling stored wooden tank outside |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Covered way |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | White Pyramidal bell tower surmounting oil stone tower |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,200 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 3 feet |
| Height: | 2' 6" |
| Time: | 3.5 hours |
| Manufacturer: | Not known |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | |
| Siren Diameter: | |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | 2,500 |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Oil Diesel |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Vern-Servrin Co. Chicago |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1932 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 20 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Compressed air |
| Compressor Maker: | Gardiner Denver |
| Compressor Seat: | Both on same bed |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 630 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 1.75" |
| Kind of Unloader: | Automatic |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 4" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 4 |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 7 feet |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 250 |
| Pressure in Each: | 50 lbs |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | No |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 200 feet NW of tower |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trim |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 in single & 4 each side of double |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 single & 1 double |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water heater in single house only |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, 2 assistants |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 3 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: |
| Assistant Keepers Dwellings |
| Location: | |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwellings |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern cleaned frequently |
| Tank Capacity: | 2,000 gals in each dwelling |
| 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: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house & boat slip, path & walk to light house |
| Distance and Direction: | About 300 feet NW |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 60 |
| Type: | Power square stern |
| Length: | 6' |
| Width: | 20' 4" |
| When Built: | 1910 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | June, 1910 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 150 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 164 |
| Type: | Peapod |
| Length: | 4' 10" |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Mianus |
| Horsepower: | 7.5 hp |
| Engine Maker: | Mianus Engine Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20 degrees |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Gasoline hoister single drum, 4 cyl. |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Novo |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |