100-Foot tape measure

Made:
1900-1950 in United Kingdom
100ft steel measuring tape with brass handles, stored on wheel

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100ft steel measuring tape with brass handles, stored on wheel
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100ft steel measuring tape with brass handles, stored on wheel, 1900-1950

Details

Category:
Surveying
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1982-33
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), iron and fibre (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 22 mm x 280 mm x 300 mm,
type:
steel measuring tape
credit:
Wellcome Trust