Summary
Pint measure, part of a set of 7 brass standard measures in a box, one gallon to half peck. Made by John Dennett Potter, London. Comprising: one gallon, half gallon, quart, pint, half pint, gill, half gill.
Physical Description
Cylindrical brass volume measure, open at one end. Stamped with text, numbers and other marks.
More Information
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Collection Names
Melbourne Observatory Collection, Weights and Measures Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Office of Trade Measurement (formerly Weights & Measures Branch), Victoria: Local Government Department, 28 Sep 1994
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Maker
John D. Potter, 31 Poultry, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain
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User
Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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User
Victoria: Weights & Measures Branch, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
External rim, stamped: ' STANDARD PINT ', ' 45 ' External base, stamped: ' POTTER, LONDON. SM [crown] VR / GV. 15 ' External top rim, stamped: ' [crown] ER '
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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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Overall Dimensions
56 cm (Length), 35 cm (Width), 23 cm (Height)
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