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| Tools used in the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. On loan from the BRP NPS, Department of the Interior storage. |
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| 01 | NPS I.D # | 16210 [Catalog number] |
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| Title | Planimeter |
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| Dimension | Case: 24 cm x 8.5 cm x 4.5 cm ; 9.5 cm x 1,0 cm x ,25 cm |
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| Material | Wood, leather, metal, velvet | ||
| Description | A Planimeter [No.4238 Serial No. 5022] Made by Keuffel & Esser Company. The case is black leather, to clasp closures. The inside is lined with blue velvet, some fading. An instructional panel is attached to the lining. Component parts B-C work together as the Planimeter. | ||
| "A planimeter is a
measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary
two-dimensional shape." [Wikipedia]
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| 02 | NPS I.D # | 16268 [Catalog number] | |
| Title | Tape Measure |
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| Dimension | 33.0 cm x 17.0 cm x 3.0 cm |
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| Material | Wood, leather, metal |
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| Description | Surveyor's tape measure with wooden handle. Distance measured in feet, total length is "100" feet [stamped on outside]. There is a crank to release tape. The crank folds back onto itself for storage. |
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| 03 | NPS I.D # | 16281 [Catalog number] |
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| Title | Felling Ax |
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| Dimension | 17.0 cm x 8.5 cm x 2.0 cm |
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| Material | Metal |
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| Description | Felling Ax used by CCC in Parkway construction. Ax head only. "CCC NPS BRP SS" stamped on one side with "WA&T Co, 2 1/2" stamped on the other. |
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| 04 | NPS I.D # | 16473 [Catalog number] |
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| Title | Smudge Pot |
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| Dimension | 14 cm x 14 cm x 13 cm |
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| Material | Metal |
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| Description | Kerosene smudge pot construction flare. Painted red. Used by construction companies as flares to alert drivers. Metal lighter on top with charred remains of wick. Lid attached with short chain. Rimmed with fragments of cloth on base of lid. Stamped on base: "MFD By Anthes Force Oiler Co. Ft. Madison IA" In center: "Type C". . |
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| 05 | NPS I.D # | 16483 [Catalog number] |
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| Title | Drill Bit |
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| Dimension Material |
approx. 12" Metal |
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| Description | Broken drill bit found in rubble after Waterrock Knob rock slide in 2007. Drills used by contractors during construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Probably broke during construction and left in rock. Very rusty. |
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| 06 | NPS I.D # | 16238 [Catalog number] | |
| Title | Hook [Log ?] [Hook and Ring from Logging Chain ] |
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| Dimension | 40.0 cm x 18 cm c 4.0 cm ; 15.0 cm diam. (ring) | ||
| Material | Metal | ||
| Description | CCC iron hook used in Parkway construction. Large iron hook with ring attached. |
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Felling snags
[?!] on fire line around the Coquille CCC camp, Siskiyou
National Forest, Oregon State University, Gerald W. Williams Collection