General Information

Serial #

157

Part Number

1

Total Parts

19

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL STORAGE BOX WITH GREEN FELT LINER; WOODEN STORAGE BLOCK FOR NUMBERS; WOODEN HANDLE ON STAMP WITH BRASS END; BRASS NUMBER RODS

Dimensions

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

Length

15.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

4.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1960S

Canada

TOOL USED BY INSPECTORS FROM THE CANADIAN DEPT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS DIVISION

Function

USED BY STANDARDS DIVISION INSPECTORS TO MARK THE MONTH AND YEAR ON AN ITEM

Technical

EASY TO CHANGE THE DATE BY UNSCREWING THE TOP AND INSERTING THE DESIRED NUMBER ROD. ALSO WOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY A NEW STAMP EACH DECADE AS ONLY THE YEAR RODS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED IN END IN A MIRROR IMAGE: 'E[CROWN] R/ CANADA/ 19/ STANDARDS/ DIVISION/ TRADE & COMMERCE'/ STAMPED IN SIDE AT TOP '157'/.2 TO.19 MOLDED IN END IN A MIRROR IMAGE: '1' '2' '3' '4' '5' '6' '7' '8' '9' '10' '11' '12' '62' '63' '64' '65' '66' '67'/ STAMPED ON TOP OF ROD STORAGE BLOCK: '157'

Missing

TWO EMPTY SPACES IN ROD STORAGE BLOCK

Finish

BOX BLACK TEXTURED FLAT PAINT; GREEN FELT; BLACK GLOSS PAINTED HANDLE ON STAMP; LACQUERED BRASS

Decoration

N/A