General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, PROBABLY BRASS;.2 &.3 WOODEN KNOBWITH BRASS ATTACHMENT/ BOX WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

121.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

9.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Avery

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

IN 1884, BRITAIN, AND CANADA AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, BECAME AN ADHERENT TO THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING THE METRIC SYSTEM. CANADA ADHERED IN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907. THIS RULE WAS DERIVED FROM THE CANADIAN PRIMARY STANDARD AND DESIGNATED AS A DEPARTMENTAL STANDARD FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES.

Function

USED AS A STANDARD METRE REFERENCE FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Technical

THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON THE DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN FRANCE AROUND 1795. IT REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING MEASURES, MANY WITH REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN SIZE. IN 1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED ON TOP: '2617 METRE O [DEGREE] C INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT/ CANADA W & T. Avery Ltd London [IN CURSIVE] [CROWN]/ ER/ 1909'/ ON FRONT EDGE - CALIBRATED FROM 0 TO 1 METRE IN TENTHS/.2 &.3 NO MARKINGS/ PLATE ON TOP OF BOX: 'INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT/ CANADA/ METRIC MEASURE/ 1 METRE/ 2617/ MANUFACTURED BY W & T. AVERY LTD BIRM'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO LID: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ NE PAS DECOLLER/ Holding unit - Detenteur/ 205D/ E.D.R. - R.D./ 63333'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/.1 LACQUERED/.2 &.3 KNOB VARNISHED, ATTACHMENT LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A