General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

DOLLY: STEEL WITH SYNTHETIC TIRES/ MEASURE: STEEL BODY, ALUMINUM SCALE PLATES, BRASS CONNECTOR, GLASS TUBE/ CLOTH STRAP WITH METAL BUCKLE/ WOODEN PLUG ATTACHED WITH METAL CHAIN

Dimensions

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

Length

50.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

100.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SERAPHIN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE 1970S AND 1980S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY THE STANDARDS BRANCH FOR INSPECTING COMMERCIAL DEVICES

Function

USED TO VERIFY THAT A PETROLEUM PUMP IS DELIVERING THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT IS INDICATED ON THE PUMP'S METER. THIS IS DONE BY FILLING THE MEASURE AND CHECKING THAT AMOUNT AGAINST THE METER.

Technical

AN ERROR OF + OR - 25 CU IN ON THE PUMP'S METER IS ALLOWED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON NECK TOP: '[COAT OF ARMS]/ CANADA/ STANDARDS BRANCH/ DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE/ NO. 51'/ PRINTED ON BACK OF SCALE PLATE: 'SERAPHIN TEST MEASURE CO./ PHILADELPHIA/ 5 GALLONS TO ZERO'/ PRINTED ON SCALE: 'IMPERIAL/ CU. IN./ 25 [TO] 0 [TO] 25'/ MOLDED IN BODY: 'SERAPHIN'/.2 SAME PLATE AS ABOVE EXCEPT 'NO. VW207'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MEASURE: PAINTED GREEN GLOSS/DOLLY: PAINTED BLUE GLOSS/ WOODEN PLUG PAINTED RED GLOSS/ WHITE STRAP

Decoration

N/A