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Philadelphia Rod
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.44.1017
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1017
- Description
- (a) Philadelphia rod. Brass tip base, varnished wood, split slide ruler, with vernier scale impressed and painted. Unit has adjustable round metal target. Developed in late 18th century Philadelphia for long range and hillside surveys. Ultimate height of extended rod is one third higher than a stad…
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- Title
- Philadelphia Rod
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 168.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Philadelphia rod. Brass tip base, varnished wood, split slide ruler, with vernier scale impressed and painted. Unit has adjustable round metal target. Developed in late 18th century Philadelphia for long range and hillside surveys. Ultimate height of extended rod is one third higher than a stadia rod. (b) Wooden pole with black tape, “VAUX” written in pencil on side, function unknown.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1017
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1016
- Description
- Wooden stadia rod. Brass tip base, varnished single wood shaft with impressed and painted vernier scale numbers and fractions. Used to measure vertical short distances and horizontal lengths. Stadia, from Latin “Stadium,” based on a unit of length for Roman racing arenas.
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- Title
- Stadia Rod
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 199.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden stadia rod. Brass tip base, varnished single wood shaft with impressed and painted vernier scale numbers and fractions. Used to measure vertical short distances and horizontal lengths. Stadia, from Latin “Stadium,” based on a unit of length for Roman racing arenas.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1016
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- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by a…
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by an old-pattern iron post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S. and A.L.S.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
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Surveyor Level
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.44.1002
- Date
- 1885 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1002
- Description
- Two cylindrical levels, 4.7 cm long x 1.1 cm dia., attached to a hinged frame. Inscribed on one side: "Patented Feb. 17. 1885.
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- Title
- Surveyor Level
- Date
- 1885 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Two cylindrical levels, 4.7 cm long x 1.1 cm dia., attached to a hinged frame. Inscribed on one side: "Patented Feb. 17. 1885.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Walker, Texado Isle, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1002
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