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

22.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

17.4 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

Ontario

Period

1825 TO NO LATER THAN 1872

Canada

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

Function

A PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY (1 GALLON) BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARD. IT WAS USED BY A COLONIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS A LEGAL STANDARD 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 BY HENRY VII. THE MEASURES WERE USED FOR WHEAT, ALE, & WINE (WINE UNTIL 1707) & INCLUDED THE PINT, QUART, POTTLE (4 PINTS), GALLON, & BUSHEL. THEY WERE REPLACED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 BY THE IMPERIAL GALLON.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SIDES READING 'UPPER CANADA 1825.' & IN SCIRPT 'Gallon/ Winchester'/ STAMPED ON UPPER EDGE OF RIM ARE ROYAL (GEORGE IV) SYMBOL CONSISTING OF CROWN & 'GR/ IIII' & CHECKERBOARD MOTIF

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS

Decoration

ORNATE INITIALS 'G R' ON SIDE/ INCISED LINES & CAST RIDGES ENCIRCLING BODY