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 "name": "Sterilite 12 Gal. Latch Tote (model 1516)",
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   "Sterilite publishes the 12 Gal. Latch Tote (model 1516, item 15169306) at 19 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 13 7/8 in outside, length × width × height.",
   "The file is a box envelope of the exterior dimensions with the lid on; the taper, lid rim, latches/handles and stacking ribs are not modelled because Sterilite does not publish them.",
   "Interior dimensions are Sterilite's figures measured at the bottom of the tub; the tub tapers, so the opening is larger, but its size is not published.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so."
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     "19 1/2 in (495.30 mm)"
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     "Exterior width",
     "15 3/8 in (390.52 mm)"
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     "Exterior height (with lid)",
     "13 7/8 in (352.42 mm)"
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     "14 7/8 in (377.82 mm)"
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    [
     "Interior width at bottom",
     "12 1/4 in (311.15 mm)"
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     "Interior height",
     "13 1/2 in (342.90 mm)"
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     "Model number",
     "1516"
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     "6"
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   "q": "What size is the Sterilite 12 Gal. Latch Tote (1516)?",
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   "q": "What are the inside dimensions of the Sterilite 1516?",
   "a": "14 7/8 × 12 1/4 in at the bottom, 13 1/2 in high."
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