Measure, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE: 20 LITRES
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0233.001

MANUFACTURER: INDUSTRIES D'ACIER INOXYDABLE LTEE
MODEL: 20SSNN
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 20SN020
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STAINLESS STEEL BODY; GLASS MEASURING TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 60.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Volume
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: INDUSTRIES
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: DEVICE MADE AND USED IN CANADA
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: THE LIQUID TO BE MEASURED MUST BE AT 15 DEGREES C IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT. AN ERROR OF - 125ML OR + 150ML ON THE PUMP'S METER IS ALLOWED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'Industries d'Acier Inoxydable Ltee/ 5675 boul. des Grandes Prairies/ Suite 119/ Montreal, P.Q. Canada H1R 1B3/ Tel: (514) 322-1431 Telex: 055-62171/ MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL/ [FRENCH]/ CUBICAL COEFF. OF THERMAL EXPANSION/ [FRENCH]/ 0.0000518/ [DEGREES]C/ MODEL NO. 20SSNN SERIAL NO. 20SN020/ [FRENCH]/ CAPACITY 20 LITRES/ [FRENCH]'/ PLATES ON TUBE: 'TEST MEASURE DELIVERS 20 LITRES AT 15 [DEGREES] C. MADE IN CANADA/ Industries d'Acier Inoxydable Ltee [ADDRESS AS ABOVE][ALSO IN FRENCH]'/ ml ser: 20sn020/ [SCALE 125 TO 0 TO 150]'/ PLATE AT BOTTOM EDGE: 'Consumer and/ Corporate Affairs/ No. V51-427 M/ STANDARDS/ LABORATORY/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]'/ STICKER: 'DO NOT REMOVE/HOLDING UNIT/ 205A/ E.D.R./ 63678'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BODY BRUSHED METAL; RED PLATE WITH SILVER PRINTING; BLACK RULE AND PLATE AGAINST GLASSTUBE WITH SILVER PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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INDUSTRIES D'ACIER INOXYDABLE LTEE, Measure, capacity, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1997.0233, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0233.001/

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