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Story rods

Scope note

Wooden rods cut to the proposed clear height between finished floors and ceilings of buildings and often marked with subdivisions to aid in the laying out of, for example, door trims, masonry courses, or stair risers.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000225154

Equivalent Terms used

story rod

Created

13yrs ago

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