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Brass metre and yard standard scale, with mahogany case

Made:
1835 in England
Brass metre and yard standard scale, by Captain Kater

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Brass metre and yard standard scale, by Captain Kater
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Brass metre and yard standard scale, by Captain Kater, with his certificate of 1835 (and certificate of confirmation by Chisholm, 1876), in mahogany case (Certificates pasted in lid of case)

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1936-608
Materials:
mahogany (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 40 x 1200 x 100 mm
type:
linear measure standard (metre/imperial yard)
credit:
Petrie, F.

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