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- A Maker London, United Kingdom
- B User South Yarra, Australia
- B User South Yarra, Australia
- B User South Yarra, Australia
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Standard Volume - Half Gallon, Potter, Primary Standard, Victoria, 1863
Reg. No: ST 042808
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- Summary:
- Standard imperial half gallon, brass. Made by Potter, London.
Originally used by the Customs Department as the Imperial standard measure for Victoria. Transferred to Melbourne Observatory in 1902 when the observatory took over responsibility for administering primary standards of weights and measures for Victoria. Subsequently used by the Weights and Measures Branch when the Observatory closed in 1944. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Victoria: Local Government Department Office of Trade Measurement (formerly Weights & Measures Branch), 1994
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 15.5 cm (Height), 23 cm (Diameter) |
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| Tagged with: | standard volume measures, standard weights measures |
| Themes this item is part of: | Melbourne Observatory Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory, Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria, Astrographic Catalogue, Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872, Customs House, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 1998-2015 |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Weights & Measures |
| Tertiary Classification: | standard volume measures |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped "VICTORIA", 'STANDARD', '1863' and 14 subsequent dates to 1951. |
| Maker: | John Potter, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1863 |
| User: | Victoria: Customs & Excise Department, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1863-1902 |
| User: | Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1902-1944 |
| User: | Victoria: Weights & Measures Branch, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1945 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Melbourne Observatory Collection
- Science & Measurement Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory
- Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory
- Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria
- Astrographic Catalogue
- Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882
- Buildings at Melbourne Observatory
- Star Observations & Personal Equation
- Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908
- Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944
- Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872
- Customs House, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 1998-2015
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