Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: BLAZE/BEARING TREE/BOUNDARY/PARK
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0771.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD SLAB SECURED TO WOOD DISPLAY BOARD BY COPPER STRAPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 137.1 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Landmarks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: 1947-1963
Canada: W.F. ROBERTS, N.B.L.S. SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING. FROM 1947-56 HE WAS IN CHARGE OF ALL SURVEY PARTIES FOR DEPT. OFLANDS & MINES. HE WAS DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ASS'N OF NB LAND SURVEYORS, SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZING BODY & WAS FIRST PRESIDENT AFTER INCORPORATION. (REF.2 P.116-228)
Function: DISTINGUISHING MARK MADE ON STANDING TREE BY A SURVEY PARTY TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE.
Technical: PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ` N B NATIONAL PARK/ WF / WFR WFR ' CRUDELY INCISED IN BLAZE. ` #94 ' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOARD BACK
Missing: From CA of 02/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: TRACES OF RED PAINT (?) REMAIN ON BLAZE/ DISPLAY BOARD IS STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, 1947, Artifact no. 1973.0771, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1973.0771.001/

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