Dip Stick (for wine)

Manufacturer Dring & Fage

Date1804-1844

Period19th century

Classification(s)

Tools and Equipment / Weights and Measures

Object TypeMeasure, Customs

Registration NumberMMM 000319

DescriptionThis dip stick was manufactured by Dring and Fage, of 56, Tooley Street, London. The company were manufacturers of hydrometers and mathematical instruments established in c. 1790 through the partnership of John Dring and William Fage. They traded at various addresses in London, including the above mentioned during the dates 1804 to 1844.
InscriptionsInscribed "Old Wine Gallons", "Maltese Barrels", and "Dring & Fage Makers Tooley St. London".Material

Brass

Place of Manufacture

London

Dimensions154.5 x 1.5 cmProvenanceTransferred from the Inquisitor's Palace in December 1990. Formerly at Customs.

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