Summary
Standard imperial half gallon, brass. Made by Potter, London.
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. 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
John D. Potter, 31 Poultry, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1863
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User
Victoria: Customs & Excise Department, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1863-1902
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User
Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1902-1944
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User
Victoria: Weights & Measures Branch, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1945
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Inscriptions
Stamped "VICTORIA", 'STANDARD', '1863' and 14 subsequent dates to 1951.
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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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Maximum dimensions
155 mm (Length), 214 mm (Width), 154 mm (Height), 74 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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