Object number
51/450
Description
A pint for measuring grain. A Royal stamp of verification dating it to between 1837 - 1901. Used by Cooper, Taber & Co., Seed Merchants, London.
This is a one pint measure for measuring grain. It is made of turned beech and has the Royal stamp of verification from Queen Victoria's reign, dating it to between 1837 and 1901. It was donated, and probably used by, Cooper, Taber & Co., Seed Merchants of London.
Physical description
1 grain measure: wood (beech); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a pint measure for measuring grain, probably used by Cooper, Taber & Co., or their predecessors. // It is turned from beech wood and is bound at the top by a strip of brass. It is 3.8 inches in diameter and 6.15 inches in height. // The measure is stamped with the verification mark of Victoria’s reign, on the inside and the outside. Also with the word pint in two places. Owing to their gradual shrinkage, wooden measures were not accepted for verification in England after 1907. [pencil sketch]'
Production date
1837 - 1901
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_494.tif - High resolution image
