Civil War Engineers Chain / SOLD

Civil War Engineers Chain - Inventory Number: MIS 193 / SOLD

F. W. Simms in England noted in 1836 that the recent construction of canals and railroads had led to the introduction of a chain in which each link and its associated rings was 12 inches long. Chains of this sort, measuring either 50 or 100 feet overall, were soon known as engineer's chains.

Inventory Number: MIS 193 / SOLD