Live auction - Lot 479
[Measuring]
3 dip stick gauges for measurings casks, bottles etc.
Hammer price: €
90
€ 100 / 150
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Lot description
1. 5-piece measuring dip rod. London, Dring & Fage Makers Tooley, late 18th-19th c. Brass and boxwood, 26 cm. Leather case, signed "S. Linch, Dublin" and dated "1871". Brass label "Inland Revenue". The Inland Revenue was responsible for the collection of direct taxation. - 2. 5-piece measuring dip rod. London, J. Long, after 1885. Brass, wood, 25,5 cm (damaged and part. broken). Leather case. - 3. Barrel dipping rule, 48 inch. London, W.R. Loftus, s.d. Wood, brass, 122 cm.
Joined: 4 sm. rods. Wood, brass, various sizes. (7 pcs)