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OBJECT TYPE: METRIC MEASUREMENT CONVERSION
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0396.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Metric Commission
MODEL: CANADA METRIC
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER & CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canadian Metric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MATERIALS PRODUCED BY METRIC COMMISSION CANADA TO ASSIST CANADIANS IN LEARNING TO USE METRIC SYSTEM DURING CHANGE FROM IMPERIAL TO METRIC SYSTEMS.
Function: WRITTEN MATERIAL DESIGNED TO ASSIST RETAILERS & OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTITIES IN CHANGEOVER FROM IMPERIAL TO METRIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK OR WHITE PRINTING ON.1-.4/ BLACK "Canada/ metric" & "Canada/ metrique" ON FRONT OF FOLDER
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: .1 RED COVER,.2-.3 GREEN COVERS,.4 MULTI-COLOURED/ WHITE FOLDER
Decoration: RED LOGO CONSISTING OF STYLIZED MAPLE LEAF ON FRONT

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Canadian Metric Commission, Archival collection, circa 1982, Artifact no. 1997.0396, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0396.001/

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