Brass yard bed stamped "County of Surrey, A Division, 1855", with case

Brass yard bed stamped County of Surrey, A Division, 1855'

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Brass yard bed stamped County of Surrey, A Division, 1855'
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Brass yard bed stamped "County of Surrey, A Division, 1855", and later cancelled at Standards Department about 1910. Made by De Grave Short & Fanner, London

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Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1937-685
Materials:
brass, wood and complete
type:
linear measure standard (imperial yard)
credit:
Pratt, C.J.