Accession No

2233B

Brief Description

dipstick, by Hughes, English, 1840 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Hughes

Class

calculating

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass)

Dimensions

six sections, each of length 262mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Peter Delehar, 12/1975.

Inscription

‘HUGHES MAKER TO THE EXCISE LONDON’

Description Notes

Wooden dipstick in six sections, bound with brass, joints marked by number. Inch scale divided [0] - 60, numbered by 1, subdivided to 0.1. Gallon scale marked ‘IMP GALLONS’, divided 3 - 300, numbered 3, 4, 5...10, 15, 30, 40, 50...300.

Complete.

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