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DIPSTICK

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
MEASURING STICK
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1940
Materials
WOOD
Catalogue Number
P19900020071
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
MEASURING STICK
Date Range From
1930
Date Range To
1940
Materials
WOOD
No. Pieces
1
Length
267
Width
4.7
Description
WOOD, VARNISHED, NOTCHED & CALIBRATED IN INCREMENTS OF 25 & NUMBERED AT EACH 100 VALUE BEGINNING AT 100 & CONCLUDING WITH 2780 (SHORT OF 2800)
Subjects
FOOD PROCESSING T&E
Historical Association
INDUSTRY
History
USED TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF LIQUID IN TANKS, PRE-1950. REPLACED BY OTHER MEANS OF MEASURE. WOOD WOULD NOT BE USED TODAY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF CLEANING & THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION. MEASURE PROBABLY IN GALLONS. SEE P19900020001-GA FOR LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HISTORY.
Catalogue Number
P19900020071
Acquisition Date
1990-05
Collection
Museum
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