100-foot surveying chain

Made:: 1885 in England

100-foot surveying chain
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100-foot surveying chain, made by J. G. Chesterman, Sheffield, c.1885.

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: Y1991.44.2

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and leather

Measurements:: overall: 120 mm x 270 mm,

type:: surveying instrument

credit:: Purchased From Christie's

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