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Standard Winchester Bushel 1779

Stock No

3947

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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

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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