General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

16

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MEASURE: BRASS/ COVER: GLASS/ (.3-.14pt) BOX: WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE; ROPE OR LEATHER HANDLES; FELT PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length

31.5 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

20.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Avery

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AFTER 1909

Canada

IN 1884, BRITAIN (& HENCE CANADA) BECAME ADHERENT TO THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE, LEGALIZING METRIC SYSTEM IN CANADA (CANADA ADHERED IN ITS OWN RIGHT IN 1907). THIS SET WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVT. AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & SCIENTIFICCAPACITY MEASURES COULD BE VERIFIED.

Function

USED AS PRECISE MEASURES OF CAPACITY (20 LITRES TO 1 MILLILITRE) AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH MEASURES USED BY SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ARE VERIFIED.

Technical

METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, BASED ON DECIMAL SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN FRANCE IN 1783-1795. IT REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING MEASURES, MANY WITH REGIONAL VARIATIONS. IN 1875 THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES WAS ESTABLISHED, BASED UPON THE CONVENTION OF THE METRE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INSCRIBED ON TOP OF RIM: '[CROWN]/ ER/ 1909/ [portcullis]'/ INSCRIBED ON FRONT OF RIM: '2625'/ INSCRIBED ON FRONT OF BODY: '5 LITRES'/ INSCRIBED ON BACK RIM BOTTOM IN CURSIVE: 'W. & T. AVERY LD BIRMINGHAM'./ PLATE ON TOP OF STORAGE BOX (.3-.14pt) IN CURSIVE: ‘Inland Revenue Department/ Canada/ Metric Measures/ 5 Litres to 1 Millilitre/ MANUFACTURED BY/ W & T. Avery Ld Birmingham/ 2625'

Missing

N/A

Finish

MEASURE: LACQUERED/ BOX: STAINED AND VARNISHED; GREEN FELT

Decoration

TWO CAST BANDS ENCIRCLING BODY