General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CASE: CARDBOARD WITH WOODEN TOP & BOTTOM AND METAL HARDWARE; LEATHER HANDLE; CLOTH STRAPS/ MEASURE: STEEL BODY AND HANDLE; GLASS TUBE; ALUMINUM SCALE PLATES; BRASS FIXTURE; SYNTHETIC CLIPS

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

23.0 cm

Height

42.0 cm

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

SERAPHIN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE 1970S AND 1980S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF MEASURING DEVICE USED BY THE STANDARDS BRANCH OF THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE.

Function

USED TO VERIFY THAT A PETROLEUM PUMP IS DELIVERING THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT IS INDICATED ON THE PUMP'S METER. THIS IS DONE BY FILLING THE MEASURE AND CHECKING THAT AMOUNT AGAINST THE METER.

Technical

A VARIATION OF + OR - 25 CU. IN. ON THE PUMP'S METER WAS ALLOWED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON SIDE OF MEASURE & TOP OF LID: '[COAT OF ARMS/ CANADA/ STANDARDS BRANCH/ DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE/ NO. 209'/ MOLDED INTO BODY: 'SERAPHIN'/ PRINTED ON BACK OF SCALE PLATE: 'SERAPHIN TEST MEASURE CO./ DELIVERS/ ONE GALLON TO ZERO'/ SCALE READS: 'CANADIAN/ CU. IN./ 25 [TO] 0 [TO] 25'/ STICKER AFFIXED TO NECK: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ Holding unit/ 205A/ E.D.R./ 63734'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASE: PAINTED GLOSS BLACK WITH BROWN STRAPS AND BLACK HANDLE; MEASURE: PAINTED GLOSSRED

Decoration

N/A