Accession No

3763

Brief Description

British Association standard metre and yard, by Louis Casella, English, c. 1867

Origin

England; London

Maker

Casella, Louis

Class

weights & measures; metrology

Earliest Date

1867

Latest Date

1867

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood

Dimensions

length 1050mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Peter Delehar, London, England, 1988.

Inscription

‘Measures of Length Authorized by Law,
Published by the Metric Committee of the British Association
Louis Casella’ (on frame)

Description Notes

Brass metre length, with yard comparison, in decoratively carved wooden frame. Number 35, and authorised for public display by the Metric Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Condition fair; complete

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