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  • Object number
    55/290
  • Description
    Grain measure, stamped with a verification mark 'VR'. Bought for £1 at a Winchester market in 1939, used at Hopgood's Farm, Soke, Hampshire.
    This is a grain measure, for measuring out quantities of grain. It is made of steamed bentwood with iron branding and hancles, and has a capacity of one bushel. It is stamped with a verification stamp reading 'VR', which relates to an unknown district. It was bought by the donor for £1 at a Winchester market in 1939, and was used at Hopgood's Farm, in Soke, Hampshire.
  • Physical description
    1 measure: wood and iron; fair condition- broken metal
  • Production date
    1939
  • Object name
    Measure, grain, Measure, bushel
  • Material
    Wood, Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    MARKETING AND SELLING : weighing and measuring
    Grain
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_882.tif - High resolution image
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