"Sonic Tape" measuring device

`Sonic Tape' a device for measuring distances between 2 and 30

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`Sonic Tape' a device for measuring distances between 2 and 30
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`Sonic Tape' a device for measuring distances between 2 and 30 feet by means of an ultrasonic beam. Made by Sonic Tape plc of Maidenhead, England according to Patent No. 2082325 of 1982

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1992-25

type:: linear measure (electronic)

credit:: Mr Barry Selwyn

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