Special Features:

Railroad half-gage mark 2 ft, 4-1/2 in. From zero end; blank space at each end; extra foot before zero graduated right to left in 10ths and 100ths; balance graduated every foot except last foot of each 100 foot length graduated in 100ths; black blade with satin chrome graduations

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.