Marker, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST/SANDSTONE/W. DELFT/BOUNDARY
DATE: 1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0743.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 20
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STONE RESTS ON WOODEN DISPLAY BOARD & IS BOUNDED BY WOOD BLOCKS. POTTERY SHARDS DISPLAYED IN FABRIC-LINED WOODEN BOX WITH SLIDING-GLASS COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 81.8 cm
Width: 56.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Landmarks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1880-1937
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A MARKER FROM A SURVEY SITE WHICH COMBINED A BURIED REFERENCE MARKER & A VISIBLE STONE MARKER. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S.,S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Function: To identify the precise geographical location of a specific site, as determined by a surveyor.
Technical: WHEN RESURVEYING A SITE, SURVEYORS OFTEN WOULD, AFTER ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF A NEW MARKER, DIG A HOLE TWO FEET DEEP, THROW IN SOME BROKEN CROCKERY OR GLASS, THEN PLANT POST ABOVE. IF THE POST WAS REMOVED OR DAMAGED THE POSTITION COULD BE FOUND AGAIN BY DIGGING (REF.2 P.41)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON STONE OR POTTERY. `63' HAND WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON CUT FACE OF STONE & ON DISPLAY BOARD. `46' HAND WRITTEN ON BACK OF POTTERY SHARD DISPLAY CASE
Missing: From CA of 02/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: 1. ROUGHLY DRESSED GREY SANDSTONE SLAB. DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED/.2-.20 WHITE GLAZED POTTERY PIECES HAVE CRACKELINE APPEARANCE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, 1880, Artifact no. 1973.0743, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1973.0743.001/

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