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Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

1588

General Roy's standard scale by Jonathan Sisson, 1742

1742

Ancient Chinese bronze foot measure, 500-250 BCE

500-250 BCE

Exchequer standard yard of King Henry VII, 1495-1497

1495-1497

Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

250 BCE; 1931

Tower of London Standard Yard Rod

1659
Bronze End-Standard yard, no.69, with wooden case, agate plugs and gold centre plug. (Royal Commission, 1854)

Bronze End-Standard yard measure, no.69, with wooden case, agate plugs and gold centre plug

1854
One of two Chinese bronze "Foot" (Chi'h) mesures, period of "Warring States", B.C.500-B.C.250, about 9-inch long, flat and marked with a soft green patina an showing ornamental design.

Ancient Chinese bronze foot measure, 500-250 BCE

500-250 BCE