General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

TIN PLATES SECURED TO WOODEN DISPLAY BOARD WITH BRASS SCREWS

Dimensions

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

Length

61.2 cm

Width

38.1 cm

Height

3.6 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

Saskatchewan

Period

1888-C.1960. THIS TYPE OF MARKER WAS STANDARD FOR USE ON TOWNSHIP SECTION CORNER IN PRAIRIE LAND C.1882-1886

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

ATTACHED TO IRON RODS TO MARK SURVEYED SITES. IN THIS CASE TOWNSHIP SECTION CORNER.

Technical

IN 1882 IRON POSTS WERE SUBSTITUTED FOR WOODEN POSTS AT TOWNSHIP SECTION CORNERS IN PRAIRIE LAND. THEY WERE PLANTED IN THE CENTER OF AN EARTH MOUND, WITH APPRX 2 INCHES VISIBLE AT TOP. A SQUARE TIN PLATE, BEARING APPROPRIATE SECTION, RANGE, & DIRECTION COORDINATES, WAS SLIPPED OVER THE TOP & FASTENED BY A NAIL.(REF.2 P.11)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 `3/ 32W', `E/ 31W', `4/ 31W', `4/ 32W' STAMPED, ONE SET OF COORDINATES, ON EACH SIDE OF PLATE/.2 MARKINGS ARE ILLEGIBLE, SAVE RANGE DESIGNATIONS `31' & `32'/ `SL 65' STAMPED IN METAL PLATE NAILED TO ONE SIDE OF BOARD; `65' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BACK

Missing

IRON RODS & NAILS From CA of 02/11/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

WOOD DISPLAY BOARD IS STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A