Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE: SECONDARY/METRIC/BRASS
DATE: 1909
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0088.004

MANUFACTURER: Avery, W. & T. Ltd.
MODEL: 2625
LOCATION: Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 16
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: 31.5 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: 20.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Avery
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AFTER 1909
Canada: IN 1884, BRITAIN (& HENCE CANADA) BECAME ADHERENT TO THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING METRIC SYSTEM IN CANADA (CANADA ADHERED IN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907). THIS SET WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVT. AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & SCIENTIFICCAPACITY MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.
Function: USED AS PRECISE MEASURES OF CAPACITY (20 LITRES TO 1 MILLILITRE) AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH MEASURES USED BY SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ARE VERIFIED.
Technical: METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN FRANCE IN 1783-1795. IT REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING MEASURES, MANY WITH REGIONAL VARIATIONS. IN 1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED, BASED UPON THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INSCRIBED ON TOP OF RIM: '[CROWN]/ ER/ 1909/ [portcullis]'/ INSCRIBED ON FRONT OF RIM: '2625'/ INSCRIBED ON FRONT OF BODY: '2 LITRES'/ INSCRIBED ON BACK RIM BOTTOM IN CURSIVE: 'W. & T. AVERY LD BIRMINGHAM'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: MEASURE: LACQUERED/ BOX: STAINED AND VARNISHED; GREEN FELT
Decoration: TWO CAST BANDS ENCIRCLING BODY

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Avery, W. & T. Ltd., Standard, capacity, 1909, Artifact no. 1997.0088, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0088.004/

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