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Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Girth tape

Tape measure, British, 1981-1985

1981-1985

Linen tape on reel, marked with 'Vienna'

Linen tape on reel, marked with 'Wurttenberg'

Standard steel tape (36" + 1"), in nickel case, with pocket case

10-Meter tape measure, French, 1880-1920

1880-1920

100-Foot tape measure, British, 1928

1928

6-Foot tape measure, British, 1923-1928

1923-1928

Metal tape measure, British, 1928

1928

Tapes measuring - repair outfit No.2

1955

Plastic tape measure in form of three-masted galleon

1920-1930

100-Foot invar tape measure, British, 1912

1912

Four Insertion Tapes for measuring upper arm, St. Albans, England, 1992

1992

Linen tape on reel, marked with 'Bavaria'

Spring-wound measuring tape

1920-1930

Tape measure, British, 1977

1977

Linen 20-metre tape, British, 1951-1960

1951-1960

Invar metal tape measure, British, 1927

1927

12-Foot tape measure, British, 1923-1928

1923-1928

Wired-linen tape measure sample, British, 1928

1928

'Range' tape measure, British, 1910-1912

1910-1912

London & North Eastern Railway

Tape measure in leather case

1971

50-Foot tape measure with notebook, British, 1846-1860

1846-1860

Tape measure with circular walnut phenolic casing and steel tape, turned by push button in centre, measures inches, foreign, 1930s?

Tape measure with circular walnut phenolic casing and steel tape

1921-1940

Great Western Railways tape measure (100ft), in circular leather casing with brass trim. Made by John Rabone and Sons, Birmingham. Stamped "GWR". 15mm diam. x 30mm

Great Western Railway tape measure

Linen tape measure in turned bone cylinder, with ivory spool; pierced for Stanhope lens.

Centimetre tape measure with aperture for microphotograph

"Permaline" 26/8', 20 metre measuring tape with box by Rabone Chesterman Limited, England, 1977

'Permaline' measuring tape, British, 1977

1977

"#Two metre Peter, a social distancing tape measure from Canterbury District Health Board, Te Poari Hauora ō Waitaha, featuring Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Team Leader, Peter who is two metres tall, used during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand, 2020

Social distancing measure

2020

Tape measure, steel, 200ft, for use by Permanent-Way Surveyors, made by Hilger & Watts, marked `Resident Engineer, British Railways Chief Civil Engineers Dept., Kings Cross Eastern Division, in wooden case, c.1965

Tape measure

Girth tape, Chesterman, 10ft, and links

Girth tape

Great Western Railway 33ft. tape measure, leather disc type

Great Western Railway tape measure