Search the collections
Similar items over time
Surveyors Chain & Box, circa 1860
Reg. No: ST 20136
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Surveyors chain with links that measure 2.5ft each. It has a total length of approximately 100ft. The chain was used to measure distances. Housed in a wooden box, the chain was possibly used by Geodetic Survey of Victoria.
- Description:
- Chain has 40 links, each is of round steel 0.5cm in diameter. Round brass handles.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Victoria: Crown Lands & Survey Department, 1936
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 152 mm (Height), 845 mm (Width), 156 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | Folded length. Unfolded = 30480mm (100ft) |
More information
| Tagged with: | surveying apparatus instruments, chains |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | SURVEYING & NAVIGATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Linear - Surveying |
| Tertiary Classification: | linear distance |
| Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1860 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Add your question or comment