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- OBJECT TYPE
- STEELYARD
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0086.001
- MANUFACTURER
- B.S. & M. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 28564
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL/ LEAD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 97.8 cm
- Width
- 25.4 cm
- Height
- 6.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Mass/weight
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- BS&M
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 8 STAMPS IN THE LEAD. CROWN WITH G.R. IN CENTRE, 'K', 'M', '9', '5' AND THREE UNIDENTIFIABLE/ '100 LBS' CAST INTO HEAD/ '28564' CAST INTO HEAD/ YARD DIVIDED INTO 1/2 LB. INCREMENTS/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INSPECTION STAMP 1942-43 ON HEAD/ S/N '024730' ON END OF YARD
- Missing
- From CA of 06/18/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
- Finish
- HEAD & SLIDING WEIGHT CAST STEEL PAINTED BLACK/ HOLE INTO WHICH LEAD HAS BEEN POURED, FOUND IN HEAD/ 2 HOOKS, 1 FOR HANGING STEELYARD, OTHER FOR HANGING OBJECT ATTACHED TO HEAD
- Decoration
- N/A
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B.S. & M. Co., Scale, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1974.0086, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0086.001/
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