Surveyor's Chain (Metric)
Object Details
- W. & L. E. Gurley
- Description
- This chain bears the inscription “W. & L. E. GURLEY TROY, N.Y." and "10 M STEEL No. 12.” Gurley began making metric chains in the 1870s, later explaining that the French meter was "very generally used as a standard in South America." This example has 50 links made of No. 12 steel wire, brass handles and tallies, and measures 10 meters overall. The links and rings are brazed shut.
- Ref: W. & L. E. Gurley, Manual of the Principal Instruments Used in American Engineering and Surveying (Troy, N.Y., 1878), p. 9.
- W. & L. E. Gurley, Manual of the Principal Instruments Used in American Engineering and Surveying (Troy, N.Y., 1893), p. 254.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gurley Historical Services
- ID Number
- 1994.0280.02
- accession number
- 1994.0280
- catalog number
- 1994.0280.02
- Object Name
- surveyor's chain (metric)
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 6 in; 6.35 cm x 24.13 cm x 15.24 cm
- overall, bundled: 2 in x 10 in x 5 in; 5.08 cm x 25.4 cm x 12.7 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, Troy
- Related Publication
- W. & L. E. Gurley. Manual of the Prinicipal Instruments Used in American Engineering and Surveying; 23rd Edition
- W. & L. E. Gurley. Manual of the Prinicipal Instruments Used in American Engineering and Surveying; 30th Edition
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Metric System
- Surveying and Geodesy
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_764453
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4a5c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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