General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

COPPER CYLINDER WITH BRASS TOP & BOTTOM RINGS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

10.4 cm

Height

13.8 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

1856 TO NO LATER THAN 1872

Canada

THE LONG ESTABLISHED BRITISH WINE MEASURES WERE 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 THE BRITISH IMPERIAL GALLON, POUND, & YARDAS THIS COUNTRY'S LEGAL UNITS.

Function

PRECISE MEASURES OF CAPACITY USED BY COLONIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS AS STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

THE WINE MEASURE, IN USE FROM THE 15TH C. WAS LEGALIZED IN 1707 & BECAME THE U.S. STANDARD IN 1836. WINE MEASURES WERE REPLACED IN BRITIAN IN 1824 BY THE IMPERIAL GALLON.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ALL INCISED IN BLACK: 'COUNTY/ WELLINGTON/ 1856'/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON OPPOSITE SIDE READS:.1 'QUART. WINE./ V.R';.2 'PINT. WINE/ V.R'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A