Measure, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STEEL/RETRACTABLE/IMPERIAL
- DATE
- 1925–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0926.001
- MANUFACTURER
- D.R.G.M.
- MODEL
- ORIGINAL CENTIMA
- LOCATION
- Germany
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL TAPE/ CHROMED METAL CONTAINER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 6.0 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- DRGM
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1930'S & 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO MEASURE DISTANCES BETWEEN TWO POINTS IN INCHES (IMPERIAL). - Technical
-
SIMPLE SPRING LOADED BRAKE/ TAPE FEEDS OUT SIDE RATHER THAN THROUGH EDGE AS BECAME STANDARD/ BRAKE DEACTIVATED BY PINCHING TWO CLIPS SIMULTANEOUSLY/ EARLY BUT INCONVENIENT SYSTEM-PROBABLY TO AVOID PATENT INFRINGEMENTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- IMPRESSED ON CONTAINER: 'Original-Centima D.R.G.M.-D.R.P.a./ MADE IN GERMANY'/ TAPE: 'Flexible Rule'/ INCH MARKINGS
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CHROMED CONTAINER/ BLACK MARKINGS ON TAPE
- Decoration
- N/A
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D.R.G.M., Measure, tape, between 1925–1940, Artifact no. 1985.0926, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0926.001/
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