Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2006.03.01
- Made by: The Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada Ltd.
- Model: Unknown.
- Serial Number: Unknown.
- Date Made: Circa early 20th Century
- Approximate size:
- Accessories: None
- Condition: Poor
Commentary:
Tape, 1/8″ metal tape with estimated length of 200 feet. It is marked “The Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada Ltd. Barrie Ont.” Marked on the wooden storage reel in Dymo tape.is “ALS Standard Tape No. 1.”
A somewhat similar looking Chesterman tape is in the 1907 – T. Cooke and Sons catalogue, page 44. A similar one is also in the 1910 E.R. – Watts and Son Catalogue, page 75.
Source of Object: Unknown, part of the orginal Alberta Land Surveyors collection.
Notes: The Society has three additional 200′ steel tapes in their collection: ALSA 2007.21.02 (Director of Surveys); ALSA 2008.10.09 (Grant Cross); and a 200′ tape in cloth reel, ALSA 2008.16.04 (Murray Ingalls).
References: Visit articles Chaining – an Art and a Science, The Gunter’s Chain is Replaced by the Steel Band Chain and Pain or Panacea – Chains to Feet to Metres for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich on December 19, 2024.