Cask dip stick (detail)

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This is a detail of a cask dip stick, with a sliding stop, used for measuring the volume of the contents of whisky casks. It comes from Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian and dates from the mid 20th century. It is stamped 'Customs & Excise'.

Cask dip stick, H.M. Customs and Excise

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• Online ID: 000-100-083-208-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1995.116.7
• Date: Mid 20th century
  
• Material: Inscription: Customs & Excise
  Dip stick, cask
  
• Dimensions: 1205 mm L x 12 mm (sliding stop 52 mm x 51 mm)
  
• What: Dip stick, cask
  
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• Who: H.M. Customs and Excise
  
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