Desirable 66 foot steel land SURVEYOR CHAIN marked '4 P' by CHESTERMAN, 1870 For Sale

A wonderful condition heavy gauge professional surveyor / Gunter chain 22 yards in length with all the links intact and with nice brass handles, each marked '4 P' (4 Pole) i Chain or 66 feet) and with all 9 individual brass tally tags; circa 1870.

We are pleased to be able to offer this fine Chesterman land surveyor’s chain. It consists of 100 individual links connected by oval iron rings, all 9 brass tally tags - each shaped to indicate partial chain measurements, and two brass handles, each with the early inscribed mark ‘4 P’. The center tally tag is marked CHESTERMAN SHEFFIELD ENGLAND. Thecenter tally marker is the only one marked.There is a swivel in the center of the chain. 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 /insignificantsurface rust. 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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