General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

26.5 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

17.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1795 TO NO LATER THAN 1872

Canada

THE LONG ESTABLISHED BRITISH WINCHESTER WAS INTRODUCED INTO CANADA BY BRITISH SETTLERS, PROBABLY IN THE 18TH C. THEY WERE USED AS LEGAL STANDARDS IN CANADA UNTIL 1872, WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA ESTABLISHED THEBRITISH IMPERIAL GALLON, POUND, & YARD AS THIS COUNTRY'S LEGAL UNITS.

Function

PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARDS. THEY WERE USED BY A COLONIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS LEGAL STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL, COUNTY, & OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

WINCHESTER GRAIN MEASURES WERE FIRST RECORDED IN BRITAIN IN THE 10TH C. & WERE MADE LEGAL STANDARDS IN 1497. WINCHESTER MEASURES WERE REPLACED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 BY THE IMPERIAL GALLON.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON SIDES READING 'G*R. LOWER CANADA/ 1795' & IN SCRIPT 'Gallon Winchester'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS

Decoration

INCISED LINES & CAST RIDGES ENCIRCLING BODY