Its a tenth of a furlong or one eighth of a mile? [ 20. April 2006, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Dave W ]
The device I posted was used to "Blood let". The curved ends are still sharp enough to to damage. Hence the Plaster clue :rolleyes:
Graduated in size depending on whether a cup, basin or bucket of blood is to be obtained I suppose. Nice cryptic clue though Nick!!
How the heck Nick did you expect us to get that,the blood letting tool??????????????? OK Well done..So its a "chain"a measuring tool of 22yds in length used mainly by building surveyors(pre measuring tapes and lazers)made up with 100 links about 8"each pre metric of course.
They are markers every ROD thats 16and a half feet,apparently chains were somehow used to measure area as well................
I remember rods poles and perches on the backs of those red exercise books you used to be able to get. They still measure allotments in rods. How many rod..ers to the acre? :D :D
Market gardeners used the Chain and markers to lay out crops.This had to be accurate because of the machines used to weed and harvest them and the horse teams that pulled them ,to avoid damage. Allotments were marked out in Chain lengths. My garden from front to back is exactly 4 Chain long and 1 1/4 wide.
Apparently devious surveyors used to add an extra link to the chain, hence all mesurements were inacurate to their advantage.Modern surveyors have since found this out............
