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OBJECT TYPE: CARD
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0394.001

MANUFACTURER: Stanley
MODEL: CANADA METRIC
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.3 cm
Width: 6.3 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: Stanley
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: MID 1970'S
Canada: ITEM PRODUCED BY METRIC COMMISSION CANADA TO ASSIST CANADIANS IN LEARNING TO USE METRIC SYSTEM DURING CHANGE FROM IMPERIAL TO METRIC SYSTEMS IN 1970'S.
Function: CHART INDICATING FORMULA USED TO CONVERT VARIOUS IMPERIAL UNITS TO METRIC UNITS, INCLUDING LENGTH, AREA, MASS, VOLUME, TEMPERATURE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON EACH SIDE READING "Metric/ Commission" & "Commission du/ systeme metrique"; "Canada/ metric" & "Canada/ metrique"; "STANLEY MANUFACTURING"/ BLACK LETTERING READING "METRIC CONVERSION CARD/ Approximate conversions to metric measures" ON ONE SIDE & "CARTE DE CONVERSION METRIQUE/ Conversions approximative aux unites metriques/ de mesure" ON OTHER SIDE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE
Decoration: RED LOGOS ON EITHER SIDE OF CARD, ONE CONSISTING OF CANADA WORDMARK, OTHER OF STYLIZED MAPLE LEAF

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Stanley, Converter, metric, after 1973, Artifact no. 1997.0394, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0394.001/

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