Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST TOP/WOOD/TOWNSITE
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0761.001

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: WOOD POST HEAD SECURED TO WOOD DISPLAY 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: 76.1 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Yukon
Period: 1901-1960
Canada: TOWNSITE MARKER FROM DAWSON, YK. PLACED IN 1901/ ORIGINAL SURVEY OF DAWSON TOWNSITE CONDUCTED IN 1897; TOWNSHIP SURVEY ENLARGED IN 1898 DUE TO INFLUX OF PROSPECTORS & MINERS (REF.2 P.155-158). IN 1898 DAWSON WAS MADE THE CAPITAL OF THE YUKON, WHICH WAS ITSELF A NEWLY MADE SEPARATE TERRITORY (REF.2 P.152)
Function: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR.
Technical: WOODEN POSTS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY AS SURVEY MARKERS UNTIL C.1908. TYPICALLY THE TOP WAS POINTED TO SHED WATER & SO SLOW DECAY./ 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.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ` DAWSON ' & `TOW SITE ' INCISED ON ADJOINING SIDES OF SQUARED POST HEAD. ` SL84 ' STAMPED IN METAL PLATE NAILED TO BOARD END; ` 84 ' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOARD BACK
Missing: SHAFT & POINT OF POST From CA of 02/14/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - top section only
Finish: DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, 1901, Artifact no. 1973.0761, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0761.001/

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