Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE: PRIMARY/IMPERIAL/BRASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0087.008

MANUFACTURER: OERTLING, L.
MODEL: DOMINION OF CANADA/1874
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MEASURE: BRASS; COVER: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Volume
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: OERTLING
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1874
Canada: IN 1872 THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED, MAKING IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S SOLE LEGAL STANDARD. IN 1874 THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PURCHASED IT'S OWN STANDARDS & SET UP IT'S OWN SYSTEM OF INSPECTION.
Function: PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY (IMPERIAL GALLON DOWN TO A HALF GILL) BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARD. THEY WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AS LEGAL STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH OFFICIAL & OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE VERIFIED.
Technical: THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 (WITH THE POUND FINALIZED IN 1855) WHICH CONSISTED OF THE IMPERIAL YARD, POUND, & GALLON AND FRACTIONS THEREOF. THE GALLON WAS DEFINED AS 277 CUBIC INCHES OR THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY 10 LBS OF DISTILLED WATER AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED ON MEASURE: 'IMPERIAL STANDARD HALF PINT/ DOMINION OF CANADA./ AD 1874.'/ ON RIM: '[CROWN]/VR/ [portcullis]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MEASURE LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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OERTLING, L., Standard, capacity, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0087, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0087.008/

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