Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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Such measures were used to ‘weigh’ dry goods, such as grain. This example was owned by the COUNTY of ESSEX who's role it was to ensure customers would never be ‘short-measured’ by performing random on-the-spot testing! The penalty for an infringement was arrest followed by periods of imprisonment and even banishment to Australia, for repeat and serious offenders.
Dated: 1844
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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A Fine Quality and Rare Imperial Peck Bronze Measure
