Parliamentary 5ft Standard

Parliamentary 5ft Standard, brass, by "Troughton" 1796, in mahogany box. Bar 5ftx1 7/16" x7/16". Divided in inches and tenths and figured from 0 to 60, at division 46:- 17" 58. Engraved Troughton London 1796. "Parliamentary Standard" various divisions on back "Exch" standard of Hen VII. 1490, "Exch" standard Eliz 1588, "Yard" "Ell"

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1900-163
type:
standard
credit:
The Royal Society

Parts

Parliamentary 5ft Standard

Parliamentary 5ft Standard

Parliamentary 5ft Standard, brass, by "Troughton" 1796. Bar 5ftx1 7/16" x7/16". Divided in inches and tenths and figured from 0 to 60, at division 46:- 17" 58. Engraved Troughton London 1796. "Parliamentary Standard" various divisions on back "Exch" standard of Hen VII. 1490, "Exch" standard Eliz 1588, "Yard" "Ell".

Object Number:
1900-163/1
type:
standard
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Mahogany box for parliamentary 5ft Standard, by "Troughton" 1796.

Box for Parliamentary 5ft Standard

Mahogany box for parliamentary 5ft Standard, by "Troughton" 1796.

Materials:
mahogany (wood)
Object Number:
1900-163/2
type:
box