Measuring stick
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
15 mm (Width) x 15 mm (Depth); 1250 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 39509
Summary
A cooper's tool - wooden square edged rod. Markings along three sides in 1/10 increments to read the capacity of a barrel in firkins. Fourth side has : WG impressed twice. Hand-painted in green are twenty-seven stripes. The bar is inserted through the bung hole in the barrel.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.