Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: CAP/ALUMINUM/STANDARD (NS)/LOT
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0449.001

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: ALUMINUM CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.8 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Height: 2.8 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: Nova Scotia
Period: THIS TYPE OF MARKER CAP USED C. 1970 TO PRESENT (1994)
Canada: EXAMPLE OF MARKERS USED ON NS PROVINCIAL LOT OR PROPERTY SURVEYS.
Function: TO MARK AND IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ALUMINUM MARKER CAP USED DURING 1970S + ON PROPERTY SURVEYS, IE. FARM AND RESIDENTIAL LOTS. IT WAS MOUNTED ON A REBAR POST, APPROX. 4 FT. OR MORE IN LENGTH. ALUMINUM WAS BRITTLE & MADE SUSCEPTIBLE TO REMOVAL BY STRIKING. THREADED CAPS, LIKE THIS EXAMPLE, WERE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. THIS STYLE OF MARKER CAP REPLACED BY 940450 IN 1980S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " PENALTY FOR REMOVAL/ SURVEY MARKER " cast in raised print on marker cap top.
Missing: CAP IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF. WOULD HAVE BEEN MOUNTED ON REBAR POST.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, after 1970, Artifact no. 1994.0449, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0449.001/

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