General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, PROBABLY BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

101.5 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

6.5 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY LATE PART OF 19THC

Canada

THIS RULE WAS DERIVED FROM THE DOMINION PRIMARY STANDARDS AND WERE DESIGNATED SECONDARY OR DEPARTMENTAL STANDARDS AS PER THE "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT" OF 1872. THIS ACT MADE IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S ONLY LEGAL STANDARD.

Function

USED AS A STANDARD YARD REFERENCE FOR INSPECTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY THE GOVERNMENT STANDARDS OFFICE

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A PRECISE RULE MADE TO BE USED TO CHECK THAT STANDARDS ESTABLISED WERE MAINTAINED IN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED ON TOP OF RULE: 'TROUGHTON & SIMMS/ LONDON/ 92'/ ON ONE EDGE CALIBRATED SCALE IN INCHES FROM 1 TO 36 WITH THE FIRST INCH DIVIDED INTO 10S; THE SECOND INCH DIVIDED INTO 12THS; AND THE THIRD INCH DIVIDEDINTO 16THS/ THE OTHER EDGE CALIBRATED YARD READING: '1/16 1/8 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 Yard'

Missing

none

Finish

LACQUERED FINISH

Decoration

N/A