Summary
Standard brass yard, made by A.D. Potter, London, expressly for the Melbourne Observatory, 1864. Used at Melbourne Observatory as the secondary standard yard for Victoria.
Physical Description
Brass yard graduated at one foot intervals, with a single graduation at one inch from one end.
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, by 1984
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Maker
A.D. Potter, 31 Poultry, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1864
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User
Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1864
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Inscriptions
Paper sticker on top of box: SECONDARY STANDARD YARD / END MEASURE / INCORRECT AND NOT USED / POTTER
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
97 cm (Length), 8 cm (Width), 3 cm (Height)
DIMENSIONS ARE OF BOX
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Exhibition Collection Management
9600 mm (Length), 150 mm (Width), 250 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Meteorology, Physical Apparatus & Instruments, Standard Weights & Measures
