Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE
SECONDARY/WINE/BRASS
DATE
1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0085.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
LOWER CANADA/VR
LOCATION
England

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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
27.0 cm
Width
17.0 cm
Height
19.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Volume
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
PROBABLY BETWEEN 1837 AND 1874 WHEN CANADA PURCHASED THEIR OWN STANDARDS.
Canada
THE LONG ESTABLISHED WINE GALLON WAS INTRODUCED INTO CANADA BY BRITISH SETTLERS. PROBABLY IN THE 18TH C. IT WAS USED AS A LEGAL STANDARD UNTIL 1872, WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT OF CANADA ESTABLISHED THE BRITISH IMPERIAL MEASURES AS THIS COUNTRY'S LEGAL UNITS OF MEASURE.
Function
USED AS A PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY FOR WINE (A GALLON) BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S LEGAL STANDARD. USED BY A COLONIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL MEASURES FOR WINE COULD BE VERIFIED.
Technical
THE TRADITIONAL WINE GALLON WASSMALLER THAN THE WINCHESTER STANDARD GALLON. IN 1707 BRITAIN PASSED AN ACT WHICH DEFINED THE WINE GALLON AS 231 CUBIC INCHES AND FROM THIS TIME BOTH WERE OFFICIALLY DIFFERENT. THE IMPERIAL GALLON WAS ESTABLISHED IN AN ACT OF 1824 MAKING THE ABOVE 2 MEASURES OBSOLETE IN BRITAIN. [REF 1]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED ON OUTSIDE OF BODY: 'V.R./ Lower Canada [in cursive]'/ 'Gallon Wine [in cursive]'/ STAMPED ON TOP RING: 'V [CROWN] R/ M'
Missing
none apparent
Finish
LACQUERED
Decoration
THREE CAST RINGS ENCIRCLING MEASURE

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