Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2006.02.01
- Made by: Unknown.
- Model: Unknown.
- Serial Number: Unknown.
- Date Made: Circa 1900s.
- Approximate size: Unknown.
- Accessories: Unknown.
- Condition: Unknown.
Commentary:
This steel tape is marked “100 FT PATENTED AUG 18, 1903.” It is broken at the 85-foot mark. It is very similar to a tape shown in a 1910 E.R. Watts & Son catalogue. The tape belonged to Reginald Hutton Cautley ALS#005. It was purchased from the estate of Elizabeth Cautley in 1991. Elizabeth was the wife of Charles Forsyth Cautley who was the only son of Reginald Hutton Cautley and his wife Marjorie. Reginald was the brother of Richard Cautley ALS#006.
Source of Object: Purchased from the estate of Elizabeth Cautley.
Notes: The Society has only one in their collection.
References: Visit article Pain or Panacea – Chains to Feet to Metres for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on December 19, 2024.