General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

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

40.5 cm

Width

30.5 cm

Height

32.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Collot

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Paris

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

IN 1884, BRITAIN, AND HENCE CANADA, BECAME AN ADHERENT TO THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING THE METRIC SYSTEM IN CANADA. CANADA ADHERED IN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907. THIS SET ISAN EARLY EXAMPLE OF INSPECTION STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & SCIENTIFIC COULD BE MEASURED AGAINST.

Function

SET USED TO PROVIDE A PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPCITY FROM A DOUBLE DECALITRE TO A CENTILTIRE AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL AND OTHER MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCTED IN FRANCE AROUND 1795. IT REPLACED THE 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 -.11 ALL HAVE A SMALL CROWN STAMPED ON LIP & 'C.F.' INCISED ON BOTTOM RING/ INCISED ON FRONT SIDE:.1 'DOUBLE/ DECALITRE';.2 'DECALITRE';.3 DEMI/ DECALITRE;.4 'DOUBLE/ LITRE';.5 'LITRE';.6 'DEMI/ LITRE';.7 'DOUBLE/ DECILITRE';.8 'DECILITRE';.9 'DEMI/ DECILITRE';.10 'DOUBLE/ CENTILITRE';.11 'CENTILITRE'U

Missing

none apparent

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

ALL HAVE A RIM AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM