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U.S. Standard Decalitre (Ten Liters, a Metric Volumetric Measure)

Object Details

Description
After the1866 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 ten liters or one decaliter. The stamp on the front reads: U.S. (/)DECALITRE (/) No.35. It was transferred to the Smithsonian by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, the successor of the Office of Weights and Measures.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
United States Office of Weights and Measures
date made
ca 1870
Credit Line
Transfer from U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 5/8 in x 13 in x 10 11/16 in; 24.4475 cm x 33.02 cm x 27.1145 cm
Object Name
volumetric measure, u.s. standard metric decalitre

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