Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE
SECONDARY/IMPERIAL/BRASS
DATE
1837–1874
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.0520.001
MANUFACTURER
Booth & Son
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
19.0 cm
Width
15.0 cm
Height
16.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Volume
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Booth
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
19TH CENTURY
Canada
IN 1872 THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED, MAKING IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S SOLE LEGAL STANDARDS. PREVIOUSLY VARIOUS BRITISH & PRE-METRIC FRENCH MEASURES WERE USED. IN 1874, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PURCHASED ITS OWN STANDARDS & SET UP ITS OWN SYSTEM OF INSPECTION.
Function
A PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY (IMPERIAL QUART) BASED UPON A PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARD. IT WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE VERIFIED.
Technical
THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURE WAS ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 (WITH THE POUNDFINALIZED IN 1855) & CONSISTED OF THE IMPERIAL YARD, POUND & GALLON. THE LATTER WAS DEFINED AS 277 CUBIC INCHES OR THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY 10 LBS OF DISTILLED WATER AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED ROYAL (VICTORIA) SYMBOL CONSISTING OF 'VR' & CREST/ INCISED LETTERING READING 'BOOTH & SON' & 'QUART'
Missing
N/A
Finish
LACQUERED BRASS
Decoration
N/A

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