Surveyor's Tape Measure

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Surveyor's Tape Measure

Entry/Object ID

1991.047.001

Description

Cloth tape measure in round leather case. Tape is 100', marked in inches and feet on one side, 9 marked on reverse approx. 8". Case in brown leather stitched around middle of edge. Cloth measure is knotted at end as metal ring is missing. Rewind by opeing re-wind brass knob in middle of case. "Made by Chesterman-Sheffield-Constantia" on outside of re-wind "100ft.".

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-May-91 Mode of Acquisition: found

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tape, Surveyor's

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surveying Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Surveying & Navigational T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

measure, tape measure

Created By

Swallow, Derek

Create Date

February 16, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 19, 2026