General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON POST WITH BRONZE CAP. SECURED TOWOOD DISPLAY BOARD BY COPPER STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length

75.1 cm

Width

8.8 cm

Height

9.0 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

Quebec

Period

1937-1959

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD BRONZE-CAPPED SURVEY POST FROM QUEBEC. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT BILINGUAL TEXT WARNS OF $100.00 FINE FOR REMOVAL OF MARKERS - NOT 7 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AS IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA

Function

TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR

Technical

THIS POST DESIGN INCORPORATED IMPRESSIVE WEIGHT, RAISED COLLAR & SPLAYED ANCHOR PINS NEAR POINT, & WRITTEN WARNING OF A FINE IN ORDER TO DETER VANDALS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

`ARPENTAGES QUEBEC SURVEY/AMENDE POUR DEPLACEMENT $100/ $100 FINE FOR REMOVAL ' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON POST CAP. `H.B.C.' INCISED IN CENTER OF CAP/ `SL53' STAMPED ON METAL PLATE NAILED TO END OF BOARD/ `53' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BACK

Missing

NONE From CA of 02/06/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

DISPLAY BOARD IS STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A