Standard, capacity

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OBJECT TYPE: TERTIARY/WINCHESTER/BRASS
DATE: 1856
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1328.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: WELLINGTON CO./1856
LOCATION: England

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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: N/A
Width: 9.4 cm
Height: 11.1 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 WINCHESTER MEASURES WERE INTRODUCED 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, & YARD AS CANADA'S LEGAL UNITS.
Function: PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY USED BY COLONIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS AS STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL AND OTHER MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.
Technical: WINCHESTER GRAIN MEASURES WERRE FIRST RECORDED IN BRITAIN IN THE 10TH C & WERE MADE LEGAL STANDARDS IN 1497. WINCHESTER MEASURES WEREREPLACED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 BY IMPERIAL MEASURES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED ON SIDES: 'COUNTY/ WELLINGTON/ 1856' 'PINT. WINCHESTER/ V.R'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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