University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/715
Collection
Lavinia Smith Collection
Description
This is a wooden rule with four different scales and three sliding sections for finding out the quantities in bottles. It was used in conjunction with the tables in a publication called 'Farmar's Publican's Rule Guide' by Frank C Farmar, first published in 1902.
Physical description
1 rule: wood
Object name
Rule
Material
Wood
Associated subject
COMMUNITY LIFE : amenities, entertainment and sport
Associated person/institution
Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
Farmar, Frank C. (Author)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7814.tif - High resolution image