Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE
PRIMARY/WINCHESTER/BRASS
DATE
1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.1522.001
MANUFACTURER
ST. AMANT, O.
MODEL
LOWER CANADA/VR/1860
LOCATION
France

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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
N/A
Width
6.0 cm
Height
7.8 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Volume
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
ST AMANT
Country
France
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
FROM 1860 TO NO LATER THAN 1872
Canada
ENGLISH IMMIGRANTS BROUGHT THE WINCHESTER MEASUREMENT TO CANADA. IT WAS ONE OF THE LEGAL MEASUREMENT STANDARDS UNTIL 1872 WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED, MAKING IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S SOLE LEGAL STANDARD OF MEASURE.
Function
USED BY A COLONIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT (LOWER CANADA) AS A LEGAL CAPACITY STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL AND OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE MEASURED.
Technical
WINCHESTER MEASURES WERE CENTURIES OLD BRITISH MEASURES (LEGALIZED IN 1707) USED IN BRITAIN AND HERCOLONIES UNTIL IMPERIAL MEASURES REPLACED ALL EARLIER MEASURES IN 1824.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS: 'O. ST. AMANT'/ INCISED LETTERING ON SIDE READS: 'V.R.L.C./ Winch. Gill. [IN CURSIVE]/ 1860.'
Missing
N/A
Finish
LACQUERED
Decoration
INCISED LINES & CAST RIDGES ENCIRCLING BODY

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