Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Caliper, Double |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2022.018 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2022.018.004 |
Description |
A dark steel double caliper used for measuring, usually diameter or thickness. One side seems to be fixed and the other is adjustable. The two arms of the caliper are curved with a center two-part post serving as a handle on one side of the button and the middle arm of caliper on the other. The end of the middle arm is forked at the end. The handle has a round hole in the end. The handle is stamped with A E R and two circles with a cross. The other side of the handle is stamped A E Randall. |
Provenance |
A.E. Randall was an International Driller. An Albert Randall worked in Egypt. |
Dimensions |
H-2.3 W-1.3 L-6.3 cm |
Inscription Type |
Stamp |
Inscription Technique |
Stamped |
Inscription Location |
Both sides of the handle |
Inscription Text |
A E R A E Randall |
Inscription Language |
English |
Maker's Mark |
Two circles with a cross. |
Search Terms |
Correspondence Letter Oil Well Supply Co. Petroleum Industry Petrolia Signature Signing Stamp |
People |
MacKenzie, Hector |