General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

46.2 cm

Width

1.3 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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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

ESTABLISHED OFFICIALY AS PART OF AN INSPECTION KIT BY THE WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF 1914 [REF 2]

Canada

IN 1872 THE FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED, MAKINGIMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S SOLE LEGAL STANDARD. THE WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF 1914 ESTABLISHED THIS ITEM AS AN OFFICIAL PART OF THE PORTABLE KIT FOR INSPECTORS OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES [REF 2]

Function

USED TO CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER. BY MEASURING DEPTH AND DIAMETER, VOLUMES FROM 1/2 GILL TO 1 BUSHEL COULD BE DETERMINED.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A PORTABLE MEASURE OF CAPACITY, USED TO CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A CONTAINER BY MEANS OF ITS LINEAR DIMENSIONS. THESE WERE PROBABLY PART OF THE OFFICIAL INSPECTOR'S PORTABLE INSPECTION KIT. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 -.4 INCISED LETTERING ON 4 SIDES: ON 1 SIDE: 'MEASURE OF DEPTH'/ GRADUATED SCALE NUMBERED: '5''10''15''20''25''30''35''39'/ SECOND SIDE: 'MEASURE FOR DIAMETER'/ GRADUATED SCALE FROM '5' TO '70' MARKED IN FIVES/ THIRD SIDE: 'Measure the Diameter with the Scale marked Diameter and take the Reading, Measure the Depth with the Scale marked Depth and take the Reading, Add the two Readings.'/ FOURTH SIDE: ' The Sum will be 10 for 1/2 Gill, 30 for 1/2 Pint, 50 for Quart, 60 for 1/2 Gallon, 70 for Gallon, 80 for Peck, 90 for 1/2 Bushel, 100 for Bushel.'/.1 &.2 ALSO ON SECOND SIDE: 'L. Oertling/ London'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A