Summary
Cylindrical measure of capacity, one bushel. Brass with handles, in wooden carrying case.
Made by J. McEwan & Co., London and Melbourne. Originally used by the Customs Department as the Imperial standard measure for Victoria. Transferred to Melbourne Observatory in 1902 when the observatory took over responsibility for administering primary standards of weights and measures for Victoria.
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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, by 1984
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Maker
J. McEwan & Co Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1850-1900
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User
Victoria: Customs & Excise Department, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1902
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User
Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1902-1944
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Inscriptions
Top of case, handwritten on card (tacked in place): ' Precision / Instrument / please handle / Carefully ' Top of case, handwritten on card (tacked in place): ' The Superintendent / Weights and Measures Office / Melbourne Observatory / Building / South Yarra S.E.1 / Victoria ' Top of case, printed on card: ' [torn]IS SIDE UP / Standard Weights and Measures ' Side of case, in chalk: S25 Bushel ' Engraved on side of measure: ' IMPERIAL STANDARD BUSHEL / VICTORIA / J. McEWAN & Co. LONDON AND MELBOURNE ' Stamped: ' S 25 / [crown] / STANDARD '
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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
55 cm (Length), 77 cm (Width), 33 cm (Height), 48 kg (Weight)
Box is 550 x 770 x 330 mm. Bushel measure (excluding handles): OD 480 mm, height 245 mm.
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Keywords
Meteorology, Standard Weights & Measures, Weights & Measures
