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Desirable 66 foot (4 Pole) CHESTERMAN steel LAND SURVEYOR CHAIN, circa 1880 For Sale


Desirable 66 foot (4 Pole) CHESTERMAN steel LAND SURVEYOR CHAIN, circa 1880
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Desirable 66 foot (4 Pole) CHESTERMAN steel LAND SURVEYOR CHAIN, circa 1880 :
$162.50

A wonderful professional land surveyor / Gunter chain 22 yards (4 pole or 66 feet) in length with all the links intact, brass handles each marked 1 CHAIN, and with all 9 individual brass tally tags, made by Chesterman in Sheffield, England,circa 1880.


We are pleased to offer this fine land surveyor’s chain. It consists of 100 individual links connected by oval iron rings, all 9 original brass tally tags - each shaped to indicate partial chain measurements, and two squared off brass handles (seephotos # 8and 9). The center tally tag is marked 'CHESTERMAN SHEFFIELD ENG'.It wasmade by the famous firm of Chesterman in Sheffield, which was for a long time one of the most important manufacturing centers inEngland for precision steel instruments.Chesterman chains are difficult to date accurately because the manufacture used the same logo for more than a century. I would guess the date of this chain is circa 1880. This chain measures 66 feet in length which equals 4 ‘poles’ or ‘1 chain’. 66 foot chains are also called ‘Gunter’s chains’. Edwin Gunter of England initiated its common use for measuring land boundaries in the early 1600s. Early land survey records in the American colonies were also recorded in ‘chains’. 1 chain by 10 chains = 1 acre. One mile = 80 chains. The use of the 66 foot chain was confined chiefly for land surveying because of its relationship with the acre.


This surveyor / Gunter chain is completely genuine and in untouched original condition. As you can see in the photos provided, this is a great surveyors chain in very good complete condition with minor surface rust. The steellinksare not thin at all, but Chesterman made similar chains with thicker / heavier links. We are selling this historically fascinating Gunter chain WITHOUT RESERVE - so good luck if you are a discriminating collector or land surveyor.This chain is a KEEPER!


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