General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BOX: WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE, VELVET LINING, AND PROBABLY HORSEHAIR STUFFING/ BAR: BAILY'S METAL - COPPER, ZINC & TIN; GOLD INLAY

Dimensions

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

Length

115.0 cm

Width

8.8 cm

Height

8.0 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

USED FROM THE 1870S

Canada

THIS RULE WAS DERIVED FROM THE DOMINION PRIMARY STANDARD AND WAS DESIGNATED A SECONDARY OR DEPARTMENTAL STANDARD AS PER THE "WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT" OF 1872. THIS ACT MADE IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S ONLY LEGAL STANDARD.

Function

USED AS A STANDARD YARD OR METRE MEASURE REFERENCE FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES.

Technical

STANDARD LENGTH MEASUREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED AS A REFERENCE FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. THIS ONE WAS USED FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON TOP OF BOX: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD No. 2605'/ TAPE ON FRONT: 'LB 26'/.1 INCISED ON TOP OF BAR: 'MR BAILY'S METAL 2605 STANDARD YARD AT 62 [DEGREES] FAHT a TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON. 1876./ 0/0 1/16 DECIMETRE 3/16 2 4/16 5/16 3 12 6/16 4 7/16 8/16 5 9/16 10/16 6 24 11/16 25 26 27 12/16 7 28 29 13/16 30 31 8 14/16 32 33 15/16 34 35 9 YARD 36 37 38 39 METRE AT 32 [DEGREES] FAHT 40 INCHES'/.2: FOUR GRADUATED SCALES FROM '2' TO '8'

Missing

ONE CLOSING HOOK ON BOX

Finish

BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED; WHITE VELVET LINING/ LACQUERED METAL BAR

Decoration

N/A