General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MEASURE: BRASS; COVER: GLASS/ BOX (.2-.3 pt): WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE AND TOP PLATE, FELT PADS/

Dimensions

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

Length

40.4 cm

Width

28.4 cm

Height

18.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

OERTLING

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

AFTER 1874

Canada

IN 1872 THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED, MAKING IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S SOLE LEGAL STANDARD. IN 1874 THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PURCHASED IT'S OWN STANDARDS & SET UP IT'S OWN SYSTEM OF INSPECTION.

Function

PRECISE MEASURE OF CAPACITY (IMPERIAL GALLON DOWN TO A HALF GILL) BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY LEGAL STANDARD. THEY WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AS LEGAL STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH OFFICIAL & OTHER MEASURES OF CAPACITY COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN IN 1824 (WITH THE POUND FINALIZED IN 1855) WHICH CONSISTED OF THE IMPERIAL YARD, POUND, & GALLON AND FRACTIONS THEREOF. THE GALLON WAS DEFINED AS 277 CUBIC INCHES OR THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY 10 LBS OF DISTILLED WATER AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED ON MEASURE: 'IMPERIAL STANDARD PECK/ DOMINION OF CANADA./ AD 1874.'/ ON RIM: '[CROWN]/VR/ [portcullis]'

Missing

N/A

Finish

MEASURE LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A