Marker, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST/WOOD/CLAIM/MINERAL
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0700.001

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 POSTMOUNTED ON 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: 152.3 cm
Width: 25.3 cm
Height: 25.5 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: 1930-1948
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A MARKER USED TO DEFINE CORNER OF A MINERAL CLAIM IN MINING AREA OF YUKON. 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 THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A WOODEN POST USED AS A SURVEY MARKER IN 1930/ IRON POSTS WERE MORE COMMONLY USED IN THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: `XI - CCLIX - MLIV -' INCISED ON ONE SIDE OF POST; `TICK' INCISED ON OPPOSITE SIDE/ `SL 18' STAMPED IN METAL PLATE SCREWED TO ONE END OF DISPLAY BOARD; `18' HANDWRITTEN ON BACK WITH BLACK MARKER
Missing: NONE From CA of 02/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: SURVEY POST MOUNTED ON STAINED & VARNISHED BOARD
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1973.0700, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0700.001/

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