General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal (?) tape casing covered with dark brown leather; silver metal crank handle, tape end cap and ring; pink-brown coated fabric tape has black print: pink-brown leather strip acts to reinforce joint between tape and metal end cap.

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

8.1 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Lufkin

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1900s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS IN FEET & INCHES.

Technical

Compact, rugged tape measure has metal casing and crank handle. Leather covering on case improves grip and prevents marking of work surface. Flexible tape suitable for use on irregular-shaped objects; ring end allows tape to be secured over greater distances and/or curved surfaces.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"THE LUFKIN RULE CO./ OF CANADA LTD./ 50 FT./ WINDSOR, ONT." stamped in raised print on one side of leather cover on tape casing; "IMPROVED/ METALLIC" stamped on reverse. Inch increments labelled; inch and half-inch measures marked. "J. ANTHONY" stamped into leather casing.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Metal (?) tape casing covered with dark brown leather; silver metal crank handle, tape end cap and ring; pink-brown coated fabric tape has black print: pink-brown leather strip acts to reinforce joint between tape and metal end cap.

Decoration

N/A