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- OBJECT TYPE
- METRIC/20 CM
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0395.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Metric Commission
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.9 cm
- Width
- 2.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Canadian Metric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MEASUREMENT TOOL PRODUCED FOR METRIC COMMISSION CANADA TO ASSIST CANADIANS IN LEARNING TO USE METRIC SYSTEM DURING CHANGE FROM IMPERIAL TO METRIC SYSTEMS IN 1970'S. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERIMINE LINEAR MEASUREMENT - LENGTH - OF SMALL DISTANCES. ALSO HAS LIST OF METRIC MEASUREMENTS ON BACK, INCLUDING LENGTH, VOLUME, MASS, AREA, WHICH SERVED TO ASSIST USER TO UNDERSTAND STRUCTURE OF METRIC SYSTEM. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RED SCALE MARKINGS & NUMBERS, & LETTERING READING "Metric/ Commission" & "Commission du/ systeme metrique"; "Canada/ metric" & "Canada/ metrique"/ BLACK LETTERING ON BACK LISTING VARIOUS METRIC MEASUREMENTS & HEADED "Units SI Unites"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- UNFINISHED WITH RED MARKINGS
- Decoration
- RED LOGOS, ONE CONSISTING OF CANADA WORDMARK, OTHER OF STYLIZED MAPLE LEAF
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Canadian Metric Commission, Rule, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1997.0395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0395.001/
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