Standard Winchester Bushel 1779
Stock No
3947
2015
- £750.00
- €870 Euro
- $988 US Dollar
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Item Description
A rare county measure, stamped beneath by the maker 'I (J) Savidge Tower Street London', and engraved to the copper bands 'Cambridge In The County of Cambridge' beneath a crown and ''The Standard Winchester Bushel'. The base band engraved with the date 1779, the ash body stamped BB beneath a crown. The wood wormed and rotten at the base. (Now fitted with a round of oak to render the thing in some way serviceable.
dia:19.5 inches (excluding the iron handles) x 9 inches high.
John Savidge specialized in the manufacture of standard measures and was granted a patent in 1744.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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