Prover, flow

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OBJECT TYPE: CUBIC FOOT BOTTLE/NON-IMMERSION
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0223.001

MANUFACTURER: SUGGS, WILLIAM & CO. LTD.
MODEL: 117 [?]
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE; BRASS CONNECTIONS & TRIM; COPPER PIPES; GLASS TUBES; METAL BOTTLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 215.0 cm
Width: 71.0 cm
Height: 53.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Hydrostatics & fluid mechanics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SUGGS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1920S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF DEVICE USED BY THE STANDARDS BRANCH, GAS DIVISION IN OTTAWA
Function: USED TO TEST, OR PROVE, THE ACCURACY OF THE REGISTRATION OF THE GAS FLOW THROUGH A GAS METER
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PLATE ON INSIDE BACK OF CASE: 'WILLIAM SUGG & CO LD/ Engineers/ WESTMINSTER'/ DYNOTAPE: 'L103'/ STAMPED ON TOP OF BOTTLE CONNECTOR: '117'/ PAPER LABEL: 'FROM/ STANDARDS LABORATORY/ DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & COMMERCE/ TUNNEY'S PASTURE HOLLAND AVENUE/ OTTAWA, CANADA/ CUBIC FOOT BOTTLE L 103/ 1. Upper tube marked 4 inches from the upper edge/ of the lower bracket./ 2. Lower tube marked 4 inches from the lower edge/ of the bracket./ 3. Glass tube dimensions/ a) lower length 5 1/4" O.D. 1/2" I.D. 1/2"/ b) upper length 7" O.D. 1/2" I.D. 1/2"/ c) side length 19 3/8" O.D. 7/16" I.D. 1/4 "/.2 SCALE: '7' [TO] '0' [TO] '7'
Missing: From CA of 02/25/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CASE, BOTTLE & SUPPORTS PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ BRASS LACQUERED/ UNCOLORED GLASS
Decoration: BRASS BANDS AROUND BOTTLE

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SUGGS, WILLIAM & CO. LTD., Prover, flow, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1997.0223, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0223.001/

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