Description: Vintage K & E Dreadnaught 66 Foot Steel Surveyors Tape Measure, Wood Handle Keuffel & Esser Vintage Surveyors Gunter's Chain Steel Tape Measure Made by Keuffel & EsserSteel 66 Foot Tape Surveyors call this a Gunter's ChainWood HandleFolding Crank The chain" is a unit of measurement that was invented in the early 1600's by an English mathematician named Edmund Gunter. One chain equals 66 feet. This number may seem odd, but Gunter chose it because it was equal to one-tenth of a furlong, which was a common measurement used by English farmers and landowners. The furlong (220 yards or 660 feet) was the standard length of a furrow in a ploughed field ("furrow long" = furlong). It was supposedly the distance that a horse could pull a plough before needing to rest. An acre is one square furlong. The furlong and acre were so important in agriculture that the English government redefined the ancient Roman mile, which contained 5,000 feet,* to 8 furlongs, or 5,280 feet. One square mile is 640 acres. Condition is Vintage used working condition, see the detailed images please.On MOST auctions you can click on to enlarge the images.
Price: 49.99 USD
Location: Alcoa, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-09-21T20:52:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.99 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Keuffel & Esser
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
