Standard, length
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TERTIARY/6 FT/INVAR
- DATE
- 1921
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0148.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Troughton & Simms
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BOX: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE/ MEASURE INVAR - STEEL AND NICKLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 205.0 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 13.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Troughton Simms
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF SECONDARY STANDARDS USED BY INSPECTORS IN CANADA - Function
-
USED AS A STANDARD SIX FOOT REFERENCE FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. - Technical
-
INVAR HAS AN EXTREMELY LOW COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION WHICH IS NEEDED IN LENGTH STANDARDS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ETCHED ON TOP SIDE OF MEASURE: 'a/ TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON/ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1Ft 2Ft 3Ft 4Ft 5Ft 6Ft'/ TAPE ON BOX: 'LB 28'
- Missing
- BOX IN POOR CONDITION
- Finish
- BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/ MEASURE: TOP LACQUERED; OTHER SIDES PAINTED MATTE YELLOW
- Decoration
- N/A
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