Standard, length

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OBJECT TYPE: TERTIARY/6 FT/INVAR
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0148.001

MANUFACTURER: Troughton & Simms
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BOX: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE/ MEASURE INVAR - STEEL AND NICKLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 205.0 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Length
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Troughton Simms
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF SECONDARY STANDARDS USED BY INSPECTORS IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A STANDARD SIX FOOT REFERENCE FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
Technical: INVAR HAS AN EXTREMELY LOW COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION WHICH IS NEEDED IN LENGTH STANDARDS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ON TOP SIDE OF MEASURE: 'a/ TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON/ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1Ft 2Ft 3Ft 4Ft 5Ft 6Ft'/ TAPE ON BOX: 'LB 28'
Missing: BOX IN POOR CONDITION
Finish: BOX STAINED AND VARNISHED/ MEASURE: TOP LACQUERED; OTHER SIDES PAINTED MATTE YELLOW
Decoration: N/A

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Troughton & Simms, Standard, length, before 1921, Artifact no. 1997.0148, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0148.001/

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