Measure, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE: METRIC-IMPERIAL/GLASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0522.001

MANUFACTURER: Corning
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 10.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Volume
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Corning
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: A MEASURE MADE BY AN AMERICAN BASED COMPANY, CORNING, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN ENGLISH & FRENCH AS WELL AS METRIC & IMPERIAL CALIBRATIONS, MAKING IT SUITABLE FOR MARKETING IN CANADA OR ANY FRENCH SPEAKING NATIONS.
Function: A CAPACITY MEASURE FOR LIQUIDS, CALIBRATED FOR IMPERIAL CUPS & OUNCES ON ONE SIDE & LITRE-ML ON OTHER
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A COMBINED METRIC-IMPERIAL MEASURE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED LETTERING READING '533/ CORNING/ NOT FOR LAB OR STOVETOP USE/ NE PAS UTILISER EN LABO/ OU SUR UNE CUISINIERE'/ RED SCALE MARKINGS & LETTERING READING ON ONE SIDE 'PYREX' & 'METRIC' & ON OTHER SIDE 'PYREX' ON OTHER
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE COATING ON INTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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Corning, Measure, capacity, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0522, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0522.001/

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