General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dominion Machine

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

USED BETWEEN 1967 AND 1980

Canada

TOOLS USED BY THE STANDARDS BRANCH IN CANADA

Function

USED TO IMPRESS A SYMBOL AND NUMBER INTO THE LEAD SEAL THAT IS USED TO HOLD THE WIRE AFFIXED TO AN ELECTRICAL METER TO PREVENT ANYONE TAMPERING WITH THE DIAL. IN THIS CASE IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE METER HAD BEEN TESTED BY THE STANDARDS DIVISION.

Technical

SOME MEANS HAD TO BE DEVELOPED TO PREVENT TAMPERING WITH METER DIALS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN CERTIFIED. LEAD SEALS ATTACHED WITH WIRES SERVED THIS PURPOSE AND THIS TOOL IDENTIFIED WHO HAD ATTACHED THIS SEAL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED ON ONE ARM: 'D' IN A HEXAGON/ STAMPED IN REVERSE IN HEAD: '1967' '[CROWN]'/ SCRATCHED BY HAND TWICE: 'E79-3'/.2 STAMPED IN ARMS: 'E.J.BROOKS & CO./ NEWARK N.J.' 'MADE/ IN USA'/ STAMPED IN REVERSE IN HEAD: '80' '[CROWN]'/.3 STAMPED IN ARM: '79-34'/ STAMPED IN REVERSE IN HEAD: '67' '[CROWN]'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 BLACK PAINT WITH ROUGH FINISH;.2 &.3 CHROMED

Decoration

.2 AND.3 CROSS-HATCHING ON HANDLES