General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BOX: WOODEN WITH METAL HARDWARE, OILCLOTH COVERING, CLOTH LINING, LEATHER HANDLE AND STRAP/.1 &.2 GLASS/.3 METAL HOLDER, GLASS THERMOMETER

Dimensions

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

Length

53.0 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

14.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Corning

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY INSPECTORS FROM THE STANDARDS BRANCH.

Function

USED BY INSPECTOR'S TO VERIFY VOLUME MEASURES IN THE FIELD.

Technical

THE THERMOMETER WOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO MEASURE A SAMPLE OF THE LIQUID BEING MEASURED AS THE BEAKERS ARE CALIBRATED TO ACCURATELY MEASURE LIQUIDS AT TWENTY DEGREES CENTIGRADE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 SCALE: '4' TO '40' IN MULTIPLES OF 4; AT TOP 'LIQ-OZ/ 20 [DEGREES] C/ TD'/ MOLDED IN BASE: 'PYREX T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN U.S.A.'/.2 SCALE: '1/4' TO '4' IN MULTIPLES OF 1/4; AT TOP 'TD/ 20 [DEGREES] C/ LIQ/ OZ'/ MOLDED IN BASE: 'PYREX MADE IN U.S.A.'/.3 THERMOMETER SCALE: '0' TO '180' IN MULTIPLES OF 10; AT END 'F'/ SCRATCHED ON METAL: '32' [2 TIMES]

Missing

N/A

Finish

BOX: SIMULATED BLACK LEATHER COVERING ON OUTSIDE; GREY INTERIOR WITH GREY CLOTH LINING; BLACK LEATHER STRAP AND HANDLE/.1 &.2 UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH WHITE PRINTING/.3 KHAKI COLOURED METAL HOLDER, UNCOLOURED GLASSTHERMOMETER WITH WHITE INTERIOR AND BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A