Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0817.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 2.4 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: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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 IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
Technical: POST ILLUSTRATES ACCELERATED DETERIORATION OF MARKER AT GROUND LEVEL WHERE ALTERNATE DRYNESS & WETNESS HASTENS DECAY & RUSTING. EXTREME TOP & BOTTOM PORTIONS OF POST ARE BETTER PRESERVED THAN MOST OF SHAFT. AGE OR DETAILS OF PLACEMENT REGARDING THIS POST ARE UNKNOWN BUT IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN IN GROUND AT LEAST 35 YRS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE VISIBLE ON POST
Missing: From CA of 02/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1973.0817, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0817.002/

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