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OBJECT TYPE: SLIDING/METRIC CONVERSION
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0393.001

MANUFACTURER: NELSON TAXEL
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Woodmere, New York, United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.4 cm
Width: 7.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NELSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Woodmere

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1973+
Canada: AMERICAN MADE PROMOTIONAL TOOL INTENDED TO AID CANADAIN CONSUMERS TO ADJUST TO ADOPTION OF METRIC SYSTEM AS WELL AS PROMOTE CANADIAN COMPANY B.W. DRAPER INSURANCE INC. OF BEDFORD, QUE.
Function: DEVICE USED TO CONVERT VARIOUS IMPERIAL UNITS TO METRIC UNITS AS WELL AS SERVING AS ADVERTISING FOR INSURANCE COMPANY. IT CONVERTS INCHES MILLIMETERS, FEET TO METRES, PINTS TO LITRES, GALLONS TO LITRES, MILES TO KILOMETRES, OUNCES TO GRAMS, POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS, FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURE TO CELSIUS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ADAPTATION OF SLIDE RULE PRICIPLE TO ASSIST IN SWITCH FROM ONE METROLOGY SYSTEM TO ANOTHER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING READING "METRICS" & WHITE LETTERING READING "METRICS/ MADE/ Easy" ON ONE SIDE/ BLUE LETTERING READING "METRICS" & BLACK LETTERING READING "B.W. DRAPER INSURANCE INC./ 68 Main - 248-3988 - Bedford, Que./ J. Hardy Craft - 248-7281/ Jacques Bourdeau - 248-7322"/ BLUE LETERING &NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE, RED, PINK, BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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NELSON TAXEL, Converter, metric, 1973, Artifact no. 1997.0393, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0393.001/

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