Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1878
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0735.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS PIECE

Dimensions

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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: British Columbia
Period: 1878-1959
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF A BURIED 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 EVERYPROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Function: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A SELDOM-USED, NECESSITY & DRIVEN METHOD OF MARKING A GIVEN SURVEY SITE. PRESUMABLY THE SURVEYOR CONSIDERED STANDARD POST OR MOUND MARKERS TO BE IMPRACTICAL AND RESORTED TO BURYNG THESE PIECES OF GLASS TO ESTABLISH THE QUARTER SECTION CORNER. BURIED MARKERS WERE SOMETIMES USED ON RESURVEYED SITES. (REF.2, P.41)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON GLASS/ `SL55' STAMPED ON THE METAL PLATE NAILED TO TRAY; `55' HAND WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BACK.
Missing: From CA of 02/14/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: GREEN GLASS, WOOD TRAY HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, 1878, Artifact no. 1973.0735, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0735.005/

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