Object number
73/191/1-33
Description
Set of seed measures. Used by Stansoms Stores, Corn Dealers, Kings Road. Subsequently used by G. Ford & Son, Corn Merchants, Wokingham Road.
This is a set of seed measures, a mixture of brass, silver and nickle plated. The measures were originally used by Stansoms Stores, Corn Dealers od Kings Road, Reading. The measures were subsequently used by G. Ford & Son, Corn Merchants, of Wokingham Road, Reading.
Physical description
33 seed measures: brass, silver and nickle plated
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Measures, seed // Place originally used- Stransom Stores, Corn Dealers, 107 Kings Road, Reading // Placed used subsequently- G. Ford & Son, Corn Merchants, Wokingham Road, Reading // C. J. Blay, Copse Mead, Woodley, Reading // Description: 10 cylindrical brass measures- Brass 1½oz, 1oz, 2 x ¼oz, - all with bases to adjust to half measures. 1 Brass., 5? Silver/ nickel plated- stamped 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, respectively. 18 measures on wire handles 5 made from thimbles, four attached to nails.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12123.tif - High resolution image
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