Summary
Brass imperial standard pint. Used at Melbourne Observatory as part of its responsibility for administering weights and measures for Victoria. Subsequently used by the Weights and Measures Branch when the Observatory closed in 1944.
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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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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
Stamped: ' IMPERIAL STANDARD PINT ', ' VICTORIA ', ' 7.12.21 / 22.11.25 / 22.1.31 / 6.3.36 / 14.6.41 ', ' [imperial crown logo] STANDARD / GV.153 '
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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
12.5 cm (Height), 16 cm (Outside Diameter)
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Maximum dimensions
97 mm (Length), 157 mm (Width), 127 mm (Height), 74 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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