Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1904
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0746.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 IRON POST & ANCHOR BAR

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
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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: New Brunswick
Period: 1904-1960
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: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
Technical: THIS POST DESIGN INCORPORATED A LOOP IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SHAFT, THROUGH WHICH AN IRON BAR COULD BE INSERTED. THIS FEATURE REPRESENTS ONE ATTEMPT TODISCOURAGE VANDALISM OR REMOVAL OF SURVEY MARKERS, A COMMON OCCURANCE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 `W.B.H.1904.' INCISED ON ONE SIDE OF SQUARED POST TOP; `I R' INCISED ON OPPOSITE SIDE/.2 NONE
Missing: From CA of 02/10/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, circa 1904, Artifact no. 1973.0746, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0746.002/

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