Description

A 1920’s cased standard inch by W & T Avery Ltd London, made for the County Borough of Preston.

Indenture number: 3861.

Portcullis date marks for 1926, 1935, 1946 and 1956.

Royal ciphers: G V R, G VI R and E II R.

Case dimensions: 5 x 5 x 2 cm.

For more information on the marks of standard weights and measure see:

Marks and marking of weights and measures of the British Isles. Carl Ricketts, 1996.