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

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U.S. Standard Decalitre
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.

Date Made: ca 1870

Maker: United States Office of Weights and Measures

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Chemistry, Metric System, Measuring & Mapping

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Credit Line: Transfer from U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CH.309584Catalog Number: 309584Accession Number: 103830

Object Name: volumetric measure, u.s. standard metric decalitre

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e739-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1703

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