Apparatus for determining expansion of Standard Yard - Metre bars

Made:: 1844 in London

maker:: Troughton and Simms Limited

Apparatus for determining expansion of Standard Yard - Metre bars, used by Sheepshanks & Bailey, Royal Commission 1844-50, comprising:- 2 metal troughs mounted on stand with scale supports and gas fittings

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1876-1051

type:: comparators (linear measure)

credit:: Department of Trade and Industry

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Apparatus for determining expansion of Standard Yard - Metre bars

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