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OBJECT TYPE
SECONDARY/METRE/BRASS
DATE
1909
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0076.001
MANUFACTURER
Avery, W. & T. Ltd.
MODEL
2617
LOCATION
Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 METAL, PROBABLY BRASS;.2 &.3 WOODEN KNOBWITH BRASS ATTACHMENT/ BOX WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
121.0 cm
Width
10.0 cm
Height
9.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Length
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Avery
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Birmingham

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
IN 1884, BRITAIN, AND CANADA AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, BECAME AN ADHERENT TO THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING THE METRIC SYSTEM. CANADA ADHERED IN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907. THIS RULE WAS DERIVED FROM THE CANADIAN PRIMARY STANDARD AND DESIGNATED AS A DEPARTMENTAL STANDARD FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES.
Function
USED AS A STANDARD METRE REFERENCE FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
Technical
THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN FRANCE AROUND 1795. IT REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING MEASURES, MANY WITH REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN SIZE. IN 1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 INCISED ON TOP: '2617 METRE O [DEGREE] C INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT/ CANADA W & T. Avery Ltd London [IN CURSIVE] [CROWN]/ ER/ 1909'/ ON FRONT EDGE - CALIBRATED FROM 0 TO 1 METRE IN TENTHS/.2 &.3 NO MARKINGS/ PLATE ON TOP OF BOX: 'INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT/ CANADA/ METRIC MEASURE/ 1 METRE/ 2617/ MANUFACTURED BY W & T. AVERY LTD BIRM'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO LID: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ NE PAS DECOLLER/ Holding unit - Detenteur/ 205D/ E.D.R. - R.D./ 63333'
Missing
N/A
Finish
BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/.1 LACQUERED/.2 &.3 KNOB VARNISHED, ATTACHMENT LACQUERED
Decoration
N/A

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