General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

holder or frame [.2]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden [bottle] holder; brown paper labels bearing black printed text fixed to both long sides.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.6 cm

Width

4.7 cm

Height

5.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cottage industries

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Agriculture CA QC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

This grader presumably used c. 1930s+

Canada

The maple syrup industry is among the most important primary industries in Quebec, and Quebec is principle producer of maple syrup both nationally and internationally. This device would have provided producers with a simple way of grading maple syrup by government standards. This grader was used by the donor’s great uncle in the Pontiac region of Quebec. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used to classify maple syrup by colour, according to provincial standards.

Technical

Example of simple, inexpensive grader used for classifying maple syrup by colour. Empty jar is filled with syrup to be graded. The three other bottles are filled with syrup standards fancy, light, and medium. If syrup is lighter than fancy, it is graded as fancy. If its colour is between light and fancy, it is graded as light. If it is between medium and light, it is medium. If it is darker than medium, it is Canada dark. This style of grader has been replaced by a refractometer. [Ref.1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"QUEBEC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE./ Service of Horticulture Division of Chemistry" and "Directions for use: Arrange bottles so that color scale is from light to dark. Fill empty bottle with syrup and insert in block to left of standard bottles. If syrup sample is equal to/ [or] lighter than "Fancy", the syrup will grade as FANCY/ If it is equal to or lighter than "Light", but not lighter than "Fancy", the grade is LIGHT; if it is lighter than "Medium",/ [bu]t not lighter than "Light", the grade is MEDIUM. If it is darker than "Medium" will grade as CANADA DARK. Keep in a cool dark place. Do not use more than two seasons." printed on labels fixed to holder. French language text translation printed on labels fixed to opposite side of holder.

Missing

None.

Finish

Wooden [bottle] holder; brown paper labels bearing black printed text fixed to both long sides.

Decoration

N/A