Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Measuring Devices (hierarchy name)
5. measuring devices (instruments)
6. [measuring devices for extent]
7. distance measuring devices
8. size measuring devices

Anotations

Scope note:

Measuring devices usually about 2 feet long, used to measure human feet for shoes. They are roughly in the form of caliper gauges with one adjustable toe stop and a fixed heel stop, and calibrated either in shoe sizes or inches.