A collection of coopers' and other woodworking trade tools.
Cask or Bottle Measuring and Gauging Tools
Cask measuring and gauging tools by various makers, see also the Dring & Fage section.
2 Fold 20″ Dip Rod for Bottles by Cock, Maker, London, C.1830 Inventory No.0091AG2 Fold 24″ Dip Rod scale marked to 20 gallons, Cock, Maker, London, C.1830. Inventory No.0227RF2 Fold 24″ Dip rod for bulge stone bottles and straight stone bottles. Inventory No.0243RF12″ two fold dip rod up to 4 gallons lying. Inventory No.0399AG24″ two fold dip rod for cylinder and bulge stone bottles to 6 gallons. Inventory No.0400AG24″ four fold dip rod by W.R.Loftus Ltd, London, W. Scales for pin, firkin, kilderkin & barrel lying & standing. Inventory No.0086AG24″ four fold dip rod by W.R.Loftus Ltd, London, W. Scales for pin, firkin, kilderkin & barrel lying & standing. Inventory No.0086AG
24″ four fold dip rod for straight and bulge stone bottles by I.Aston, Maker, 25 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. Inventory No.0087AG
24″ four fold dip rod for straight and bulge stone bottles by I.Aston, Maker, 25 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. Inventory No.0087AG
24″ four fold dip rod for straight and bulge stone bottles by I.Aston, Maker, 25 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, !811-1870. Inventory No.0087AG24″ Gauger’s slide rule by Edward Roberts, Dove Court, Old Jewry, London, 1759-1795. Inventory No.0218AGDetail of maker’s name, 24″ Gauger’s slide rule by Edward Roberts, Dove Court, Old Jewry, London, 1759-1795. Inventory No.0218AG12″ four slide gauger’s rule. Inventory No.0276AG12″ four slide gauger’s rule. Reverse side of above rule. Inventory No.0276AG12″ Gauger’s slide rule for use with a Sikes hydrometer. Marked ‘Bate Poultry London Hydrometer Maker for the Revenue of the United Kingdom’ (1807-42) Inventory No.0244RF12″ Gauger’s slide rule for use with a Sikes hydrometer. Marked ‘Bate Poultry London Hydrometer Maker for the Revenue of the United Kingdom’ (1807-42) Reverse side of rule. Inventory No.0244RF12″ Gauger’s slide rule for use with a Sikes hydrometer. Marked’ J.Hicks London’ (1862-1926)Inventory No.0245RFW.R.Loftus Sikes Hydrometer for ascertaining the strength of spirits and also the weight per gallon. Used in conjunction with the book of tables. Inventory No.0254CMCustoms & Excise dip rod for measuring the evaporation of spirits after a number of years. Scales for American barrels, hogsheads, butts and 12 inches. Made by Bentley & Taylor, London. Inventory No.0226RF60″ 6 fold dip rod for pins, firkins, kilderkins, barrels, hogsheads, butts and puncheons, standing or lying. W.R.Loftus Ltd, Maker, London. Inventory No.0230RF60″ 6 fold dip rod for pins, firkins, kilderkins, barrels, hogsheads, butts and puncheons, standing or lying. Farrow & Jackson Ltd., London. Inventory No.0231RF36″ dip rod for pins, firkins, kilderkins, barrels & hogsheads, standing or lying. Dated 11-11-1909. J.Long Maker 43 Eastcheap, London. Inventory No.0232RF48″ beer dip rod for pins, firkins, kilderkins, barrels, hogsheads, butts & puncheons, standing or lying. J.Rabone & Sons, Birmingham Beer Dip Rod No.1555 Inventory No.0233RF24″ dip rod for cylinder bottles and bouge bottles. J.Long Maker 43 Eastcheap, London. Inventory No.0234RF24″ dip rod for pins, firkins, kilderkins standing or lying, barrel lying. Loftus Maker 146 Oxford Street, London. Inventory No.0239RFEarly 48″ dip rod for firkins, kilderkins, barrels, half hogsheads, hogsheads, ankers & puncheons, also marked wine diagonall & beer diagonall (sic) Inventory No.0240RFEarly 48″ dip rod for firkins, kilderkins, barrels, half hogsheads, hogsheads, ankers & puncheons, also marked wine diagonall & beer diagonall (sic), detail. Inventory No.0240RFEarly 48″ four fold dip rod for firkins, kilderkins, barrels, half hogsheads, hogsheads, ankers, butts & punchions, also marked Beer & Wine Gallons. Inventory No.0287AG60″ 6 Section spile rod set marked Purcell Farmar, 9 Downs Road, Ramsgate. Spile rods are passed through the spile hole in a bung and used to measure the contents of a cask. Inventory No.0259RF60″ 6 Section spile rod set marked L.Lumley Ltd, Makers London. Spile rods are passed through the spile hole in a bung and used to measure the contents of a cask. Inventory No.0289AG30″ 3 section spile rod set marked for Firkin lying, Barrel lying and Hogshead lying. Inventory No.0260RF30″ 3 section spile rod set by W.Reeves, Maker, 146 Minories, London. Marked for Pin Lying, Firkin lying, Kilderkin Lying, Barrel lying and Hogshead lying. Inventory No.0289AG5 Brass Square Spile Rods for Firkin Lying, Kilderkin Lying, Barrel Lying & Hogshead Lying. Inventory No.0280RFBentley & Taylor, London, Cross Calliper, 30.3/4″ wide x 21″ deep. Inventory No.0272AGBentley & Taylor, London, 1.2m bung rod for Area Litres and Diagonal Line litres, Customs & Excise. Inventory No.0354AGBarthes Roberts Ltd, London, 48″ Bung Rod, for Imperial Area and Imperial Gallons. Inventory No.0355AGBentley & Taylor 2 metre 2 fold rule, Bentley & Taylor made rules for the Customs & Excise. Inventory No.0346AGBentley & Taylor 5ft 2 fold rule, the rule is divided into 10ths of a foot rather than inches, Bentley & Taylor made rules for the Customs and Excise so this presumably served a purpose in that trade. Inventory No.0347AGGauger’s long caliper by J.Gilbert, 1719-91. Used to measure the length of a barrel. Will measure up to 66″. Inventory No.0414AG24″ Four Fold Dipping Rule for Cylinder and Bouge Bottles by J.Long, 43 Eastcheap London. Inventory No.0519AG24″ Four Fold Dipping Rule for Cylinder and Bouge Bottles by J.Long, 43 Eastcheap London. Detail of Maker’s Name. Inventory No.0519AG6″ Four fold dipping rule for cylinder and bouge bottles. Marked P.McDonald, Glasgow Inventory No.0554RF6″ Four fold dipping rule for cylinder and bouge bottles. Marked P.McDonald, Glasgow Inventory No.0554RF60″ six fold dipping rule marked J.Long Maker 20 Little Tower Street London. Inventory No.0558AG
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