General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear synthetic rule bears black markings.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.8 cm

Width

3.7 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Survey equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

C Thru

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Bloomfield

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Specific: These items used between 2010 and 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used for measuring, drawing straight lines and for scale conversion.

Technical

The collection contains tools and technologies used by Canadian prospectors abroad. These objects are all examples of the complex socio-cultural and economic context around mining operations. [Ref.1] Only very specific colours of pencils are used in mapping. They are standardized to facilitate reading and reproduction of hand-made maps. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"THE C-THRU RULER COMPANY/ Bloomfield, CT 06002, U.S.A./ C-Thru Custom Products Div./ (860) 243-0303" and "W-44" printed on rule. mm scale 0 to150 divided in single increments; protractor scale divided -10 to 0 to +10 divided in single increments; and scale 1:250 0 to 35 divided in increments of 10 also marked on rule.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Clear synthetic rule bears black markings.

Decoration

N/A