Accession No

6027

Brief Description

12-inch steel rule, used by Brian Harland during the surveys of Svalbard between 1949 and 1993, by Chesterman, mid-20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Chesterman

Class

surveying; drawing

Earliest Date

1940

Latest Date

1970

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel)

Dimensions

length: 310mm; width: 14mm

Special Collection

Brian Harland collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 11/07/2005.

Inscription

“Chesterman Sheffield/JC/England” “Rustless/N˚412d/3” (obverse)
“Standard at 68˚” (reverse)

Description Notes

12-inch steel rule; obverse numbered to inches, with various divisions, the smallest of which is to 1/100th; reverse numbered to centimetres, divided to millimetres and 1/2 millimetres.

Condition: good (some rust at one end); complete

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