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Weights & Measures
3 * STANDARD OF LENGTH 3 » , , 1786
Signed: Jan Paauw Fecit Leyden
Standard: 789 x 5 4 '|J |B |
The brass standard is mounted on a mahogany board. Inscribed: Two
Englisch Feets - Tw.ee Rhynlandsche Voeten - Deux Pieds de France. It is
kept in a mahogany case (822 x 81 ^ i jg , lined with green velvets. A
paper label is stuck inside the lid of the case, with handwriting.
Transcription of manuscript label:
Desen de in Maten Fransische, Rhynlandsche & Londensche
voetmaten heb ick ondergeteekende gelevert en vergeleeken na
, .en met de. Leggets die door den Weied. Hooggeleerden Mr
Johan Lulofs in den jaarcil756 ten dienste van s'Lands univer-
sitijt zo te Parijs onder het oog van de Heeren van de Académie
der Weetenschappen als hier onder zyn weled. opsict zyn ver-
vaardigt en beschrcven in zyn weled»rhandelinge over den
Enkeldeii slinger/Leyden den 12 April|lÿ86. Jan Paauw.
On Paauw, see Rooseboom (1950), 1 1 0® 2.
358 STANDARD OF LENGTH (2) 3/4 18th C.
Signed: Gemaakt door Benf1 Ayres-.Jset close-up]
Standard: J jfj î i i if lj j
The brass standard is inscribed on one side:
A B 2ÌÌI Engelse Voet in Agt deelen.
i§s|J D 2/3 Amsterdamse Voet in Agt deelen.
Franse./ Rhvnlandse./ Amsterdamse./ Engelse./ I loli. Palm.