Doing a survey in Vancouver, WA where we found an older plastic survey marker for a boundary corner. It looks similar to the "survey stakes" currently sold by Forestry Suppliers, but appears to be a different (maybe more rugged) plastic. It also has "SURVEY PT. DO NOT DISTURB" written on it (in raised letters around the edge), with a tack driven through the top and a 3" steel washer around it. My chief didn't see anything written on the washer, but he is going back to check for sure.
The owner of the property (who grew up there) says it was set during a boundary survey in the 1960s.
Anyone know who used to sell these? Berntsen perhaps?
No survey found (this was before the recording act here). With something this unique (at least around here), I was also hoping that someone possibly knew the person who set this. I'm going to try locally (at the County Surveyor's Office, LSAW, etc.), but thought I'd start here, since there are some SW Washington posters here.
Thanks,
Paul
Can you post a picture?
Around 1995 a salesman came into the office I was working out of in Portland with some plastic hubs to show us. They were white, about an inch square, and came in various lengths. Made from recycled milk cartons he said. Would hold a tack and take a beating. I don't remember any printing on them but I'm sure it could've been done. Could you be looking at one of these?
The salesman is still kicking, but the outfit he was working for is long gone.
My pictures were too large to post. If you follow the link to the Forestry Suppliers stake that I posted, you'll get the gist of it. The only difference is the raised lettering, and the molding of the plastic seems to be more refined on the one we found (no dimples or lines) - the "plastic" also looks different - harder perhaps. Probably not made in China.
Sorry, no idea.
Did the top look like the ones here?:
http://batheyinc.com/stakes.html
They might have been made by a company called Plastake. I don't think they are still in business.
