U.S. Standard Liter

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U.S. Standard Liter
U.S. Standard Liter

Object Details

maker

United States Office of Weights and Measures

Description

After the 1866 legalization of metric units of measure in the United States, the Office of Weights and Measures prepared standard metric weights and measures for distribution to the states. This brass cylinder holds one liter. A mark on the front reads: U.S. (/) LITRE (/) No.46.

The U.S. National Bureau of Standards, the successor of the Office of Weights and Measures, transferred this standard to the Smithsonian.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer from U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards

date made

ca 1870

ID Number

CH.309585

catalog number

309585

accession number

103830

Object Name

volumetric measure

Physical Description

brass (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7 1/16 in x 4 1/2 in; 17.93875 cm x 11.43 cm

place made

United States: District of Columbia

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Metric System

Measuring & Mapping

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-10e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1704