Talk:Tape measure

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afaik the tape measure (before Fellow's patent) originated in Sheffield. can anyone verify this? Interlude 111 00:01, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

may some could explayn the truss markings (black diamonds, on my tape) every 19.2 inches and the stud marking (balck triangles) every 16 inches, as far as I know there are 5 truss markings or 6 stud markings in an 8-foot width... Markus Schulz 03/23/06 09:44:54 EST