Summary
Standard imperial half gallon, brass. Made by Potter, London. 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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Maker
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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 Half Gallon Victoria' and 'Potter, Poultry, London'.
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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
15.5 cm (Height), 23 cm (Outside Diameter)
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