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FartKilometre t1_jab9jsd wrote

It looks like the half mark is off by a notch or two... wonder if this is a legit mistake or if it's some kind of Paper Street situation?

Like, obviously you can't copyright length measurement, so maybe they made a small visual goof that (ideally) shouldn't affect any accuracy in order to make their tape design unique? A lot of map makers do the same thing in order to prove if someone copied their map by adding a street that doesn't exist in an area that won't cause issues.

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APLJaKaT t1_jab8cbe wrote

I've encountered misprinted tapes a few times....Never a Stanley and usually near the beginning of.the tape.

Fyi tapes are usually printed from a wheel. Look out further , maybe near 48", maybe further and you might find the misprint repeats down the tape. Inaccuracies in tapes also tend to be cyclical for this exact reason.

New tapes that can't be trusted are not something you want to find.

For interests sake, take a few tapes of different makes and line them up extended. Some are miles off.

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