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A standard yard and metre measure for the Burgh of Paisley,
the lacquered-brass rule engraved STANDARD YARD & METER 62°F - BURGH OF PAISLEY - DE GRAVE SHORT & CO LTD LONDON with royal and county stamps and two magnifiers, contained in a fitted green felt- lined mahogany case with a plaque engraved STANDARD YARD & METER - BURGH OF PAISLEY - DE GRAVE SHORT & CO LTD LONDON -- 45in. (114.4cm.) long; a late 19th-Century lacquered-brass standard yard rule for the City of Manchester, engraved TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON and with royal stamps, contained in a fitted oak case with carrying handles and plaque OFFICE OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES - CITY OF MANCHESTER -- 40½in. (103cm.) long; a lacquered-brass standard metre for the Burgh of Kilmarnock, engraved STANDARD METRE NO 11476 20°C - BURGH OF KILMARNOCK - REVERIFICATIONS LTD - AYLESBURY, with magnifier, contained in a fitted wooden case with handle and plaque engraved REVERIFICATIONS LTD. - AYLESBURY - ENGLAND -- 45½in. (115.5cm.) long; and a lacquered-brass standard yard measure for the County of Kent, engraved STANDARD YARD - COUNTY OF KENT - W.&J.Avery Ltd London, contained in a mahogany case with a plaque engraved COUNTY OF KENT -- 40½in. (102.8cm.) long (4)
the lacquered-brass rule engraved STANDARD YARD & METER 62°F - BURGH OF PAISLEY - DE GRAVE SHORT & CO LTD LONDON with royal and county stamps and two magnifiers, contained in a fitted green felt- lined mahogany case with a plaque engraved STANDARD YARD & METER - BURGH OF PAISLEY - DE GRAVE SHORT & CO LTD LONDON -- 45in. (114.4cm.) long; a late 19th-Century lacquered-brass standard yard rule for the City of Manchester, engraved TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON and with royal stamps, contained in a fitted oak case with carrying handles and plaque OFFICE OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES - CITY OF MANCHESTER -- 40½in. (103cm.) long; a lacquered-brass standard metre for the Burgh of Kilmarnock, engraved STANDARD METRE NO 11476 20°C - BURGH OF KILMARNOCK - REVERIFICATIONS LTD - AYLESBURY, with magnifier, contained in a fitted wooden case with handle and plaque engraved REVERIFICATIONS LTD. - AYLESBURY - ENGLAND -- 45½in. (115.5cm.) long; and a lacquered-brass standard yard measure for the County of Kent, engraved STANDARD YARD - COUNTY OF KENT - W.&J.Avery Ltd London, contained in a mahogany case with a plaque engraved COUNTY OF KENT -- 40½in. (102.8cm.) long (4)
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