Description:

0.500 inches width, case inclosure type, general purpose distance measuring design type, butt end type, blade lock; belt clip; first 6 in. Graduated in 32nds .

Special Features:

Blade lock; belt clip; first 6 in. Graduated in 32nds

Properties:

A narrow strip of flexible material graduated with markings to indicate a specific type of measure such as arithmetic, geometric, metric, or the like. All tapes are used principally in measuring distances and dimensions too long to be measured by a ruler, are usually enclosed into a case with accommodations for rewinding and may or may not have a ring at one end. Includes dressmaker tapes to heavy-duty types sometimes called surveyor's chains, usually mounted in reels with holding handles.