Standard, mass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0161.005
- MANUFACTURER
- OERTLING, L.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- 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
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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OERTLING, L., Standard, mass, 1912, Artifact no. 1997.0161, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0161.005/
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