Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1882–1886
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0816.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 STEEL RODS;.3-.5 TIN PLATES ALL MOUNTED ON WOOD DISPLAY BOARD

Dimensions

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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: C. 1882-1886
Canada: EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL TIN PLATES & STEEL RODS USED TO MONUMENTSECTION CORNERS IN SASK. DURING SURVEYS OF TOWNSHIP SYSTEMS. THIS TYPE OF MONUMENT WAS USED MAINLY BETWEEN 1882-1886. THE MARKERS WERE EASILY DECIPHERED BY HOMESTEADERS SEEKING THEIR LAND WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP SYSTEM. THESE MARKERS ARE NOW RELATIVELY RARE
Function: TYPE OF MARKER TYPICALLY USED TO MONUMENT SECTION CORNERS IN SASK. DURING SURVEYS OF TOWNSHIP SYSTEMS C.1882-1886. (REF.1 P.60)
Technical: TIN PLATES WERE STAMPED TO IDENTIFY THE SECTION CORNER, TOWNSHIP & RANGE DESIGNATIONS. PLATE CORNERS WERE ALSO STAMPED N, E, S OR W TO FACILITATE PROPER ORIENTATION. STEEL ROD DRIVEN SO TOP WAS ABOVE GROUND & PLATE COULD BE SLIPPED DOWN OVER THE ROD. A METAL PIN THROUGH THE ROD SECURED THE PLATE. (REF.1 P.60)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 `XI' INCISED ON SHAFT NEAR TOP OF ROD/.2 `XII' INCISED ON SHAFT NEAR TOP OF ROD/.3 `N',`S',`E',`W' INCISED IN CORNERS; LOT DESIGNATIONS STAMPED ALONG EDGE OF PLATE, BETWEEN DIRECTIONAL MARKINGS:`17', `18/20/15', `19'&`20'/.4 `N',`S',`E',`W' INCISED IN CORNERS; LOT MARKINGS PRESENT BUT UNCLEAR- APPEARS TO BE STAMPED:`32/13/18',`33',`4'&`5'/.5 NO MARKINGS VISIBLE/ `137' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOARD BACK
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 1882–1886, Artifact no. 1973.0816, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0816.005/

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