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Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

250 BCE; 1931
General Roy's standard scale by Jonathan Sisson, 1742

General Roy's standard scale by Jonathan Sisson, 1742

1742
Tower of London Standard Yard Rod

Tower of London Standard Yard Rod

1659
Ancient Chinese bronze foot measure, 500-250 BCE

Ancient Chinese bronze foot measure, 500-250 BCE

500-250 BCE
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