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- OBJECT TYPE
- BAND/100 LINKS
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1169.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LUFKIN
- 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
- STEEL TAPE/ METAL REEL WITH WOOD HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.5 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-distance
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LUFKIN
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS ONE PROBABLY AFTER 1960 AS THIS IS DATE 'FORESTRY BRANCH' WAS FORMED (SEE MARKINGS)
- Canada
-
MADE FOR CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE DISTANCE BY CHAINS IN LAND SURVEYING - Technical
-
RUGGED TAPE MADE FOR SEVERE USE/ MUCH LIGHTER THAN GUNTER CHAINS & ARE MADE A STANDARD LENGTH. THE READING IS LESS DISTINCT & NEEDS MORE CAREFUL USAGE IN CHAINING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON REEL: 'THE HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD./ MONTREAL-TORONTO-WINNIPEG'/ 'LUFKIN'/ 'FB' [2 TIMES]/ STAMPED ON WINDING HANDLE: '100/ LINKS/ PATENTED/ AUG 18-1903'/ PRINTED ON TAPE: 'LUFKIN 100 LINKS'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- HANDLE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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LUFKIN, Chain, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1169.001/
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