Chain, surveyor's

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OBJECT TYPE: band/100 links
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1166.001

MANUFACTURER: Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN REEL WITH METAL HARDWARE/ STEEL LINE/ BRASS CORE

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Lufkin
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Windsor

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE & PROBABLY USED IN CANADA
Function: USED PRIMARILY TO MEASURE SLOPE DISTANCE BY FORESTERS BUT CAN ALSO BE USED TO MEASURE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IN CHAINS
Technical: LIGHT, PORTABLE TAPE DEVELOPED FOR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE FOR FIELD USE/ MUCH LIGHTER THAN GUNTER CHAINS & ARE MADE OF A STANDARD LENGTH. THE READING IS LESS DISTINCT & NEEDS MORE CAREFUL USAGE IN CHAINING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN REEL: 'LUFKIN'/ STAMPED IN TAPE LINE: 'THE LUFKIN RULE CO. OF CANADA, LTD/ WINDSOR, ONT/ 1 Link'/ STAMPED IN CRANK: '100/ LINKS/ PATENTED'/ SCRATCHED ON REEL: '6C7'/ DYNOTAPE ON REEL: '29'
Missing: N/A
Finish: REEL VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada Ltd., Chain, surveyor's, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1166, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1166.001/

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