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Measuring Tape
- Material
- ANIMAL-LEATHER;
- FABRIC-UNKNOWN;
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Description
- The object has a hard leather case with retrackable cloth tape. Leather case is brown and the stitching is starting to separate. There is a brass knob on the top which is secured by a brass screw which threads through from the bottom of the case. The tape has a 12.8 cm piece of 1.5cm wide leather s…
- Original Owner
- Authur J. Campbell
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- England
- Start Date
- 1909
- End Date
- 1984
- Period or Date Notes
- Date reference from donor - about 75 years old in 1984
- Description
- The object has a hard leather case with retrackable cloth tape. Leather case is brown and the stitching is starting to separate. There is a brass knob on the top which is secured by a brass screw which threads through from the bottom of the case. The tape has a 12.8 cm piece of 1.5cm wide leather strap hand sewn onto the beginning of it and has a brass tab on the end. Fabric measure has some numbers visible but is quite worn. "Hockley - England - Abbey" is inscribe on the top.
66 Ft, No. 260 is stamped on top of brass knob.
- Material
- ANIMAL-LEATHER;
- FABRIC-UNKNOWN;
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Diameter
- 12 cm
- Circumference
- 38 cm
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- 66 Ft is marked on brass knob on case
- Accession No.
- 1984.3.12
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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