General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS CONTAINER/ WOODEN STAND WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

41.5 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

66.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Hydrostatics & fluid mechanics

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PARKINSON

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY FROM THE EARLY 1900S

Canada

PART OF APPARATUS USED BY THE ELECTRICITY AND GAS INSPECTION SERVICES IN CANADA

Function

USED TO PROVE, OR TEST, THE ACCURACY OF THE REGISTRATION OF THE GAS FLOW THROUGH GAS METERS

Technical

WATER USED FOR A METER TEST SHOULD APPROXIMATE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GAS IN THE METER, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE AN ERROR DUE TO THE ALTERATION OF VOLUME OF THE GAS ITSELF [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PAINTED ON GLASS: '1/10 CUBIC-FOOT'/ MFG'S PLATE ON BASE: 'W. PARKINSON & CO./ MANUFACTURERS/ LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM'/ OTHER PLATE ON BASE: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E.&G. INSPECTION SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. G147'

Missing

RUBBEREND CORKS; 2 GLASS TUBES, ONE WHICH TERMINATES IN A T; 2 GLASS COCKS; COPPER ASPIRATOR; 2 RUBBER TUBES [SEE SET-UP IN REF 1, PG 58] From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH WHITE PRINTING/ WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A