Standard, mass

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0161.003
MANUFACTURER
OERTLING, L.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Unknown

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
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Mass/weight
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
OERTLING
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
FROM 1912
Canada
IN 1872, FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA MADE IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S STANDARDS. IN 1884, BRITAIN (& HENCE CANADA) BECAME ADHERENT OF CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING THE METRIC SYSTEM IN CANADA (CANADA ADHEREDIN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907).
Function
USED TO BALANCE QUANTITIES ON A BALANCE SCALE TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF THE ITEM BEING WEIGHED. THESE WERE USED BY INSPECTORS FROM THE STANDARDS DIVISION AS LEGAL STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER MEASURES COULD BE 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 SIZE. IN 1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED, BASED UPON THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
N/A
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
N/A

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