Cattle gauge
T. B. Winter
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1875 - 1900
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Brass, Ivory
Measurements
216 mm (Length); 40 mm (W)
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338222
Summary
Cattle gauge. Boxwood with ivory sliding scale with brass cursor. Inscribed 'Ewart's Cattle Gauge Adapted for any Market' and the maker 'T.B. Winter, Newcastle-on-Tyne'. Used for calculating weight of stock from measured dimensions etc. English, 3rd quarter 19th Century. CPW Item number 665.
Provenance
CPW Item number 665. Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Ewart's Cattle Gauge Adapted for any Market/T.B. Winter, Newcastle-on Tyne
Makers and roles
T. B. Winter