Surveyor's measuring chain, Russian, 1850-1876

Made:
1850-1876 in St Petersburg
Russian surveying chain chain, 70 links (70-foot)

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Russian surveying chain chain, 70 links (70-foot)
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Russian surveying chain chain, 70 links (70-foot), steel with brass distance indicators, unsigned, 1850-76. Supplied by the Pedagogical Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Details

Category:
Surveying
Object Number:
1876-1199
Materials:
steel (metal) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 460 mm x 140 mm, 1.975kg
type:
surveying chain
credit:
Pedagogical Museum