Parliamentary 5ft Standard

Made:: 1796 in London

maker:: J. & E. Troughton

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"

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1900-163

type:: standard

credit:: The Royal Society

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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".