Liquid Measures (5)
notes: label: Description
content: Set of five heavy brass liquid measures: 1 gal., 1/2 gal., 1/4 gal., 1/8 gal., 1/16 gal. Many are marked “1844.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.322097
label: catalog number
content: 322097
label: accession number
content: 246882
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Liquid Measure, U.S. Standard
label: Object Name
content: liquid measure
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: 1 gallon (largest): 11 3/16 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 28.41625 cm x 20.955 cm x 17.145 cm
label: Measurements
content: 1/2 gallon (median): 7 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 7/16 in; 18.0975 cm x 13.97 cm x 11.27125 cm
label: Measurements
content: 1/16 gallon (smallest): 4 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 in; 11.43 cm x 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; one gallon: 11 1/4 in x 8 in x 6 3/4 in; 28.575 cm x 20.32 cm x 17.145 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; half gallon: 9 in x 6 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 16.51 cm x 13.335 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; quarter gallon: 7 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 18.0975 cm x 13.335 cm x 11.43 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; eight gallon: 5 5/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in; 14.2875 cm x 12.065 cm x 11.7475 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; sixteenth gallon: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 in; 11.43 cm x 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm