Measurer, log
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MECHANICAL
- DATE
- 1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0928.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Clarke, J.C.
- MODEL
- CLARKE
- LOCATION
- Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC & NON-FERROUS METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 3.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Harvesting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Clarke
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- City
- Pine Falls
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1935
- Canada
-
A CANADIAN INVENTION - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE THE CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER OF A LOG AND AUTOMATICALLY COMPUTE THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE LOG. THUS TO OBTAIN THE NUMBER OF CUBIC FEET OF TIMBER IN THE LOG THE USER MULTIPLIES THE LENGTH OF THE LOG BY THE READING ON THE INSTRUMENT. - Technical
-
THIS SCALER IS VERY LIGHT, PORTABLE, AND EASY TO USE. IT REDUCES THE TIME IT TAKES TO SCALE LOGS CONSIDERABLY AS NO WRITING OR CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED ON SITE. THE TOTAL AREA OF ANY PILE OR NUMBER OF PILES OF WOOD CAN BE OBTAINED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN SCALED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ATTACHED TO MIDDLE SECTION, ENGRAVED: 'CLARKE'S LOG MEASURING INSTRUMENT/ J.C. CLARKE, PINE FALLS, MANITOBA/ PATENT 351607, 16 JULY 1935'
- Missing
- SPECIAL SCALER'S RULE TO MEASURE DIAMETERS LARGER THAN 16 IN. OR TO MEASURE WOOD THICK WITH RESIN (SEE REF. 1 IN SUPP INFO)
- Finish
- CHROMED METAL ENDS/ BLACK MIDDLE SECTION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Clarke, J.C., Measurer, log, after 1935, Artifact no. 1988.0928, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0928.001/
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