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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1856
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0157.003
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
COPPER BODY WITH BRASS TOP & BOTTOM RINGS AND HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length
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Width
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Height
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Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
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Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Volume
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1856 TO NO LATER THAN 1872
Canada
THE LONG ESTABLISHED BRITISH WINCHESTER MEASURES WERE INTRODUCED INTO CANADA BY BRITISH SETTLERS, PROBABLY IN THE 18TH C. THEY WERE USED AS LEGAL STANDARDS IN CANADA UNTIL 1872, WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA ESTABLISHED THE BRITISH IMPERIAL GALLON, POUND & YARD AS THIS COUNTRY'S LEGAL STANDARD.
Function
PRECISE MEASURES OF CAPACITY USED BY COLONIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS AS STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.
Technical
WINCHESTER GRAIN MEASURES WERE FIRST RECORDED IN BRITAIN IN THE 10THC & WERE MADELEGAL STANDARDS IN 1497. WINCHESTER MEASURES WERE REPLACED IN BRITIAN IN 1824 BY THE IMPERIAL GALLON.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 to.4 STAMPED ON SIDE: 'COUNTY/ WELLINGTON./ 1856'/.1 STAMPED ON SIDE: 'HALF. BUSHEL. WINCHESTER/ VR'/.2 STAMPED ON SIDE: 'PECK. WINCHESTER/ VR'/.3 STAMPED ON SIDE: '1/2 GALLON. WINCHESTER/ V.R'/.4 STAMPED ON SIDE: 'PINT. WINCHESTER/ V.R.'
Missing
N/A
Finish
LACQUERED BUT BADLY WORN
Decoration
ALL INCISED ON BODY: 'COUNTY/WELLINGTON/ 1856'/ INCISED LETTERING ON OPPOSITE SIDE READS:.1 'HALF. BUSHEL WINCHESTER/ V.R.';.2 'PECK. WINCHESTER/ V.R.';.3 '1/2 GALLON. WINCHESTER/ V.R.'

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