Chain, surveyor's

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OBJECT TYPE: band/100 links
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1169.001

MANUFACTURER: LUFKIN
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: STEEL TAPE/ METAL REEL WITH WOOD HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-distance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY AFTER 1960 AS THIS IS DATE 'FORESTRY BRANCH' WAS FORMED (SEE MARKINGS)
Canada: MADE FOR CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR
Function: USED TO MEASURE DISTANCE BY CHAINS IN LAND SURVEYING
Technical: RUGGED TAPE MADE FOR SEVERE USE/ MUCH LIGHTER THAN GUNTER CHAINS & ARE MADE A STANDARD LENGTH. THE READING IS LESS DISTINCT & NEEDS MORE CAREFUL USAGE IN CHAINING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON REEL: 'THE HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD./ MONTREAL-TORONTO-WINNIPEG'/ 'LUFKIN'/ 'FB' [2 TIMES]/ STAMPED ON WINDING HANDLE: '100/ LINKS/ PATENTED/ AUG 18-1903'/ PRINTED ON TAPE: 'LUFKIN 100 LINKS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: HANDLE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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LUFKIN, Chain, surveyor's, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1169.001/

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