Standard set, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE
PRIMARY/IMPERIAL/BRASS
DATE
1874
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0160.001
MANUFACTURER
OERTLING, L.
MODEL
DOMINION OF CANADA/1874/A
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
7
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOODEN BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE AND FELT LINING; MEASURES - BRASS; SLICKS - GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length
71.5 cm
Width
41.3 cm
Height
23.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
8.0
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
Ontario
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 PURCHASEDITS OWN STANDARDS AND SET UP ITS OWN SYSTEM OF INSPECTION.
Function
USED AS A PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY, BASED UPON A PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARD. THIS IS THE "A" STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL AND OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE MEASURED.
Technical
THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 AND CONSISTED OF THE IMPERIAL YARD, POUND, AND GALLON.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED ON ALL MEASURES: ON TOP OF RIM: '[CROWN]/ VR/ [PORTCULLIS]'/ ON BODY FRONT: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ AD.1874/ L.OERTLING LONDON.'/ INCISED ON BOTTOM RING: '1'/ INCISED ON.1 'IMPERIAL STANDARD GALLON';.2 'IMPERIAL STANDARD HALF GALLON';.3 'IMPERIAL STANDARD QUART';.4 'IMPERIAL STANDARD PINT';.5 'IMPERIAL STANDARD HALF PINT';.6 'IMPERIAL STANDARD GILL';.7 'IMPERIAL STANDARD HALF GILL'/ INCISED ON PLATE ON BOX LID: 'IMPERIAL MEASURES/ OF CAPACITY/ FROM ONE GALLON/ TO HALF GILL/ a/ No 1 L. OERTLING. LONDON'/ DYNOTAPE BELOW LID PLATE: 'LB 61'
Missing
N/A
Finish
BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/ GREEN FELT/ LACQUERED BRASS
Decoration
CAST BANDS ENCIRCLING BODY/ ORNATE HANDLES

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