Summary
Half gill measure in set of five volume measures for petroleum spirits, in one fitted wooden box. Measures are made of brass, with handles, spillage lips and stopcocks for draining spillage lips. Capacities are 1/2 and 1 gill, 1/2 and 1 pint, and 1 quart.
Made by Gaskell & Chambers, Birmingham.
Used by Melbourne Observatory and Weights & Measures Branch, Victoria, to test petrol bowsers.
More Information
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Collection Names
Melbourne Observatory Collection, Weights and Measures Collection
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Working Life & Trades, Science & Measurement
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Office of Trade Measurement (formerly Weights & Measures Branch), Victoria: Local Government Department, by 1984
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Maker
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User
Victoria: Weights & Measures Branch, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Classification
Commerce & retailing, Weights & measures, Standard volume measures
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Imperial Measures, Petrol Pumps, Standard Weights & Measures, Volumetric Measures, Weights & Measures
