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Surveyors Chain - Metal, Eight Inch Links, circa 1840s
Reg. No: ST 032373
- Summary:
- Metal surveyor's chain used to measure land distances. A chain is a unit of length where 100 links measures 66 feet.
- Description:
- Brass hand grips at each end of chain. Wire links are eight inches long. Incised markers after each ten links of chain.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from University of Melbourne (The) Surveying Department, 1978
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 94 mm (Width), 17120 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | Measurement of chain extended to full length. |
More information
| Tagged with: | surveying apparatus instruments, chains |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Transport Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | SURVEYING & NAVIGATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Linear - Surveying |
| Tertiary Classification: | linear distance |
| Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1840s |
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