General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL/ SYNTHETIC RUBBER TIRES &HANDLE GRIP/ LEATHER CASE/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

26.8 cm

Width

25.2 cm

Height

5.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LUFKIN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

North Carolina

City

Apex

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1990'S - THIS EXAMPLE IN 1993

Canada

ACQUIRED FOR EXHIBIT 'TIMELESS LEONARDO' AS AN OPERATING DEMONSTRATION.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE MODERATE SIZED ROOM & OUTDOOR SPACES. THE DISTANCE MEASURED IS OBTAINED BY COMBINING THE READINGS FROM THE WHEEL ROTATION SCALE (0 TO 24 IN.) & THE COUNTER (2 TO 100 FT.)

Technical

COMPACT VERSION OF WAYWISER. USED FOR MEASUREMENT OF SMALL ROOMS, BUT NOW SUPERCEDED BY ULTRASONIC DEVICES. THE GEAR MECHANISM IS THE STANDARD COG ADVANCEMENT TYPE. THIS EXAMPLE, WITH A FOLDING HANDLE IS UNUSUAL BUT PRACTICAL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON COUNTER KNOB READS 'LUFKIN/ MODEL 202/ APEX, N.C.'/ BLACK SCALE ON TAPE FOR 0 TO 2 FT. & BLACK LETTERING READING 'MADE IN U.S.A.' WITH PATENT NUMBERS'/ GOLD DECAL ON SIDE WITH BLACK LETTERING READING IN PART 'LUFKIN/ INSTRUCTIONS-MODEL 202' & 'THE LUFKIN RULE COMPANY', WITH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/ GOLD 'LUFKIN' ON CASE/ BOX MARKED IN BROWN '1 ONLY LUFKIN MODEL 202/ MEASURING WHEEL/ THE LUFKIN RULE CO./ APEX, NORTH CAROLINA'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

METAL PAINTED MAROON ENAMEL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ BLACK CASE/ NATURAL CARDBOARD

Decoration

N/A