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TWO OVERALL LENGTHS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pleasure Boating and Yachting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- two overall lengths 1, record 1, English, two%20overall%20lengths
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Yachting et navigation de plaisance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- deux longueurs 1, record 1, French, deux%20longueurs
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langen, yachting, 127cp/12.74. 1, record 1, French, - deux%20longueurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- folding rule
1, record 2, English, folding%20rule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) [a tool] used for taking short measurements. It can be extended or folded up quickly and is designed to be carried in the rule pocket of the carpenter's overall. These rules are made in two and three-foot lengths, both of which have four folds. The rule when closed is one inch wide. It may be graduated on the two faces in eighths or sixteenths, or both. When the rule is folded, the one-eighth-inch graduations are on the outside faces. 1, record 2, English, - folding%20rule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pied de roi
1, record 2, French, pied%20de%20roi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) règle pliante en bois, composée de quatre petites règles montées sur charnière. Il se fait en longueur de deux pieds (...) et de trois pieds (...). C'est un excellent instrument de mesure et surtout très pratique. 1, record 2, French, - pied%20de%20roi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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