Marker, survey
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- OBJECT TYPE
- POST/IRON/NON-STANDARD/RAIL SECTION
- DATE
- 1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0756.001
- 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
- LENGTH OF IRON MINE RAIL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 115.0 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 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
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- 1937-1961
- Canada
-
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. - Function
-
TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF UNUSUAL (AND PRESUMABLY NECESSITY-DRIVEN) USE OF SECTION OF MINE RAIL TO SERVE AS A SURVEY MARKER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- `N. P./ [UP ARROW]/ U' INCISED ON ONE FACE OF RAIL
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 02/07/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- SOME AREAS OF RAIL COVERED BY LIGHT WASH OF OFF-WHITE PAINT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1973.0756, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0756.001/
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