European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Photographs by Joe Pazen t in an. Area approximating the size of a circus tent scientists of Llie inter National Bureau of weights and measures keep the world s metric standards far removed from troubles of these or any other times twelve scientists maintain the standards of International measurement in an eighteenth Cen Tury chateau outside  in 1875 by fifteen nations the International Bureau of weights and measures where these scientists work presently has thirty two supporting countries. The. Chateau is equipped with burglar proof bomb proof air conditioned vaults where master measures Are Kepr. These Are the standards against which every nation checks. Even the u. S. A non metric system country keys to these standards. The International kilogram determines the Pound just As the internat orral meter determines the length of a ten foot pole. Master kilogram in its wartime cover. Precautions include Spring suspension steel Case enclosed by Isch thick welded steel Case placed deep below ground. Working kilogram exact duplicate of the master kilogram is carried from the Safe while the Seldom used master kilogram is kept secure in a vault. 12 weighing the kilogram takes a week. Measurements Are made from a Dis Tance of fifteen feet to eliminate body heat affecting accuracy of the work weekend april 3, 1918