Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST TOP FRAGMENT/WOOD/BLOCK/RESERVE
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0724.001

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: WOODEN REMAINS HAVE BEEN SECURED & REINFORCED WITH PLASTER (?) SECURED TO WOOD BOARD WITH COPPER STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 91.4 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Height: 10.5 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: 1920-C.LATE 1950'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF WOOD POST USED AS BLOCK CORNER MARKER. 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 & TERRITORYEXCEPT NFLD.
Function: TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA. IN THIS CASE A BLOCK CORNER ON INDIAN RESERVE.
Technical: USE OF A WOODEN MARKER IN 1920 AND NON-STANDARD (EVEN UNUSUAL) FORMAT OF MARKINGS SUGGESTS THIS WAS A TEMPORARY MARKER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: `Ind. REs. *' CRUDELY CARVED ON ONE SIDE OF POST; `BK 5 RA II' CARVED ON REVERSE/ `SL 43' STAMPED IN METAL PLATE NAILED TO END OF BOARD; `43' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BACK
Missing: TOP, MOST OF SHAFT, & POINT From CA of 02/26/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes
Finish: WHITE PLASTER FORMS SUPPORT FOR WOOD FRAGMENTS/ DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1973.0724, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0724.001/

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