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OBJECT TYPE
YARD/BAILY'S METAL
DATE
1874
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1988.0251.001
MANUFACTURER
Troughton & Simms
MODEL
B
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BAILY'S METAL: COPPER; TIN; AND ZINC/ GOLD/ WOOD BOX WITH FELT LINING & METAL HARDWARE/ WAX SEALS ON BOX

Dimensions

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

Length
103.0 cm
Width
8.7 cm
Height
7.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Length
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Troughton Simms
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1874-1960
Canada
THIS WAS ONE OF THE TWO OFFICIAL COPIES OF THE OFFICIAL 'DOMINION STANDARD YARD' FOR CANADA WHICH PROVIDED THE COUNTRYWITH ITS FIRST OFFICIAL STANDARD YARD MEASURE.
Function
TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL 'DOMINION STANDARD YARD' FOR CANADA.
Technical
THIS WAS A COPY OF THE 1ST OFFICIAL STANDARD OF LENGTH FROM BRITAIN WHICH PROVIDED A STANDARD FOR USE BY SCIENCE & INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE. IN 1960 THIS STANDARD WAS REPLACED BY A PARTICULAR WAVELENGTH IN THE EMISSION SPECTRUM OF THE ELEMENT KRYPTON-86 (SEE 880289).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ENGRAVED ON TOP: 'MR BAILY'S METAL STANDARD YARD B TROUGHTON & SIMMS/ LONDON'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BOX: 'No 4'/ STAMPED INTO WAX SEALS AFFIXED TO BOX LID: 'THE SENATE CANADA/ STANDARDS DEPARTMENT BOARD OF [?]DE/ ENGLAND DEPT [?]'
Missing
N/A
Finish
BOX-STAINED & VARNISHED/ METAL UNFINISHED
Decoration
N/A

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