Stick, scaling

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OBJECT TYPE: TREE & LOG/INTERNATIONAL SCALE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0751.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 79.0 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: STILL USED IN 1990'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE TREE DIAMETER FROM 10 IN. TO 40 IN.; TO MEASURE TREE HEIGHTS UP TO FIVE 16 FT. LOGS; TO DETERMINE BOARD FT. VOLUMES OF STANDING TREES; AND TO SCALE LOG DIAMETERS 6 IN. TO 31 IN. WITH VOLUMES FOR VARIOUS LOG LENGTHS
Technical: GOOD EXAMPLE OF LOG & TREE SCALING STICK
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON ONE SIDE: 'LOG SCALE STICK/ INTERNATIONAL RULE/ [GRADUATIONS MARKED FOR BOARD FEET FOR VARIOUS LOG LENGTHS]'/ ON OTHER SIDE: 'DIAMETER OF TREE (IN INCHES)/TREE SCALE STICK/ INTERNATIONAL RULE/ [GRADATIONS MARKED FOR, BOARD FEET FOR VARIOUS LOG LENGTHS]'/ ON ONE EDGE: 'DIAMETER OF LOG (INCHES) [GRADATIONS MARKED IN INCHES FROM 5 TO 30 INCHES]/ ON OTHER EDGE: 'NUMBER OF 16 FOOT LOGS'/ [GRADATIONS MARKED FROM 1 TO 5]'/ HANDWRITTEN ON ONE SIDE: '#10'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED/ BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stick, scaling, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0751, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0751.001/

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