Accession No

2722

Brief Description

steel chain, by Chesterman, English, 1850 (c)

Origin

England; Sheffield

Maker

Chesterman

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, brass)

Dimensions

length 270mm; breadth 165mm; height 70mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Historical Technology Inc., Massachusetts, USA, 11/1980.

Inscription

‘CHESTERMAN SHEFFIELD ENG’ (on teller)
‘1 chain’ (on handles)

Description Notes

Steel chain; 66ft; 8 inch links with 3 oval links between each pair of long links. Brass handles with swivels; third central swivel. Notched Tellers at every 10 links with central teller signed.

References

Joshua Nall; ‘Survey Instruments in India’; Explore Whipple Collections online article; Whipple Museum of the History of Science; University of Cambridge; 2020: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/astronomy-and-empire/science-field/survey-instruments-india

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