General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ RULE: NICKLE AND STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

106.3 cm

Width

9.4 cm

Height

5.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Genevoise

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Geneva

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

USED FROM 1913 UP TO THE 1080S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF STANDARD LENGTH MEASURE PURCHASED ORIGINALLY BY THE CANADIAN GEODETIC SURVEY AS A SECONDARY STANDARD FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES.

Function

USED AS A METRE STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC LENGTHS CAN BE CHECKED.

Technical

METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN FRANCE AROUND 1795. IT REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING MEASURES, MANY WITH REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN SIZE. IN1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON OUTSIDE OF LID OF BOX: '10241'/ HANDWRITTEN ON INSIDE OF LID: 'STOCK NO 1201'/ ENGRAVED ON RULE TOP EDGE: 'S.I.P. GENEVE'/ ON UNDER SIDE: '133 ACIER NICKEL 43 % COULEE 1186 NPL [LOGO] 10241/ R'/ ON NEUTRAL PLANE: GRADUATED IN MILLIMETRES FROM '0' TO '100'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/ RULE POLISHED AND LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A