18 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
Chester
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
A set of three late Victorian brass alloy Imperial Measures, for the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, dated 1881
by Doyle & Son, London
All numbered 1715, of Imperial Bushel, Half Bushel and Peck capacities, all with balustroid bar handles, the Peck example with later metal strip reading '2 GALLONS', the earliest verification mark for 1881, Bushel diameter 47cm, all in two black-painted boxes, each with brass plaque reading 'Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Doyle & Son, London', (5 including boxes)
All numbered 1715, of Imperial Bushel, Half Bushel and Peck capacities, all with balustroid bar handles, the Peck example with later metal strip reading '2 GALLONS', the earliest verification mark for 1881, Bushel diameter 47cm, all in two black-painted boxes, each with brass plaque reading 'Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Doyle & Son, London', (5 including boxes)
Sold for
£3,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Part of the same set of standards as Lot 23.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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