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Revolutions Transport Museum > Records

Measuring tape

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Thin steel tape with handles at each end, rolled up on wheel.

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Acquired via Lew Whiteman's original bequest.

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cwa-org-102-1998.929

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Contextual Information

The measuring tape is made of thin steel, used to measure flat distances. Small metal studs along the tape are the same size as one link in a surveyor’s chain - 0.66 feet, or 7.92 inches. In modern surveying, these have since been replaced by electronic distance measurement tools such as digital theodolites and GPS.

Revolutions Transport Museum

Revolutions Transport Museum

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Thin steel tape rolled up on dark metal wheel reinforced with bars to create an X across. Trianglar metal handle on one end of tape visible within wheel. Triangular handle on other end of tape protrudes from top of wheel.

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