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2017/51/41 Imperial half bushel measure, metal, made by James Blanch, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales (Australia), 1833. Click to enlarge.

Imperial half bushel measure

This imperial standard measure is part of a substantial collection of metrological instruments and literature which have been gleaned from Australia's leading centres of metrological research and administration. Collected over a long period of time, from the mid nineteenth-century to the late twentieth century, the collection qualifies as a comprehensive and, in part, a rare assemblage of metrological artefacts that served the determination of standards for the Colonial and modern State …

Parts of this object

Summary

Object No.

2017/51/41

Object Statement

Imperial half bushel measure, metal, made by James Blanch, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales (Australia), 1833

Physical Description

Imperial half bushel measure, metal, made by James Blanch, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales (Australia), 1833

Marks

Marked on front: number '7' / shield symbol / crown with V R stamped twice / crown / E R / S M. On back: J. Blanch / convict symbol / 1833


Primary inscriptions: Inscribed on recto, upper centre margin, impressed, Maker's mark, '7 [shield symbol] [crown / VR - stamped twice] / [crown symbol / ER] / S M'.
Inscribed on recto, centre margin, hand engraved, 'SM / Imperial Half Bushel'.
Signed on verso, upper centre margin, impressed, 'J . Blanch / [crown symbol / VR]'.
Dated on verso, centre margin, hand engraved, '[arrow pointing up] / 1833'.
Inscribed upper edge, at 3 points above recto, handle, verso, impressed, '[arrow symbol] WR WS'.

Dimensions

Height

178 mm

Width

480 mm

Depth

385 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Department of Services, Technology and Administration, Sydney, 2010

Acquisition Date

14 November 2017

Cite this Object

Harvard

Imperial half bushel measure 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 29 March 2023, <https://ma.as/550907>

Wikipedia

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