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Photo of Mass Standards Distributed to States
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Photo of Mass Standards Distributed to States

 ca. 1965-1978  On virtual loan from the NIST Office of Weights and Measures
In the disbursement made to the states in the 1960s and 1970s, the standards of length, mass, and volume were constructed of stainless steel rather than brass as they had been in the past.

 ca. 1965-1978  On virtual loan from the NIST Office of Weights and Measures

Photo of 5 Gallon Stainless Steel Volume Standard Distributed to the States