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- OBJECT TYPE
- TERTIARY/YARD
- DATE
- 1850–1901
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0078.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 BRASS/.2 STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 116.5 cm
- Width
- 2.2 cm
- Height
- 3.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- VICTORIAN PERIOD - CIRCA 1850S TO 1900
- Canada
-
THIS RULE WAS DERIVED FROM THE DOMINION PRIMARY STANDARD AND WAS DESIGNATED A SECONDARY OR DEPARTMENTAL STANDARD AS PER THE "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT" OF 1872. THIS ACT MADE IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S ONLY LEGAL STANDARD. - Function
-
USED TO VERIFY A YARD MEASURE ALLOWING FOR A MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM VARIATION. - Technical
-
STANDARD LENGTH MEASURES WERE DEVELOPED AS REFERENCES FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. THIS ONE WAS USED BY GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INSCRIBED ON TOP: '1/4 1/3 1/2 3/4 1Yard V.R./ 1/16 1/8 3/16 3/8 7/16 '.2 INSCRIBED AROUND CENTRE: '0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Standard, length, circa 1850–1901, Artifact no. 1997.0078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0078.001/
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