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Measures, used in burgh of Dunbar, East Lothian
To ensure fair trade, burghs each kept a set of standard weights and measures against which those in commercial use could be checked. These bronze measures are part of the set used from 1826 in the burgh of Dunbar in East Lothian.
The largest measure is a bushel (36.4 litres), followed by a gallon (4.55 litres), a quart (1.136 litres), a pint (.568 litres), a half-pint (.284 litres), and a gill (.142 litres).
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000-190-000-916-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.VH 119 |
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1826 1826 1826 1826 1826 1826
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Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial / Bushell / I & R WARNER, LONDON Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial / Half Pint Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial / Pint Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial Gallon Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial Gill Bronze. Inscription: ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR / COUNTY OF HADDINGTON / 1826 / Imperial Quart
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110 mm H x 95 mm D (rim) 135 mm H x 120 mm D (rim) 172 mm H x 205 mm D (rim) 228 mm H x 500 mm D (rim) 79 mm H x 59 mm D (rim) 94 mm H x 75 mm D (rim)
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Measure Measure Measure Measure Measure Measure
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I. and R. Warner, London (Maker)
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England, London
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Bronze gallon measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826 Bronze quart measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826 Bronze pint measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826 Bronze half-pint measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826 Bronze gill measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826 Bronze bushel measure, one of a set which belonged to the Royal Burgh of Dunbar, 1826
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