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- OBJECT TYPE
- YARD & METRE/INVAR
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0406.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Troughton & Simms
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- INVAR (NICKEL & STEEL ALLOY) STANDARD/ WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS & FELT LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 108.3 cm
- Width
- 8.8 cm
- Height
- 6.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Troughton Simms
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
STANDARD FOR ESTABLISHING MEASUREMENT OF YARD OR METRE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INKED WRITING READS 'M AT 63-1/4 IS = Stand', 'L.R.', 'Yd at 61-3/4 = Standa, L.R.', 'Coeffr exp. 1 [degree] = 0.000575, sheepshanks'/ INCISED LETTERING READING 'Troughton & Simms London', 'Metre & Yard at 62'/ BLACK INKED LETTERING ON CASE LID INTERIOR
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METALLIC FINISH/ BOX STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED/ GREEN FELT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Troughton & Simms, Standard, length, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0406, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0406.001/
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