RepositoryCheshire Record Office
LevelItem
ReferenceZDW/3/1
TitleIndenture of Verification, No. 99
Date18 Nov. 1870
DescriptionScope and Content
Indenture of Verification, No. 99, issued by the Board of Trade to Messrs. Nicholl and Fowler, 16 Aldersgate St., London, scale, weight and measure makers, in respect of weights stamped and issued for the use of the city of Chester, to be delivered to John Walker, esq., Town Clerk, namely
Brass weights of 56 lb ., 28 lb ., 14 lb ., 7 lb ., 4 lb ., 2 lb ., 1 lb., 8 oz., 4 oz., 2 oz., 1 oz., 8 dr., 4 dr., 2 dr., 1 dr., ½ dr. respectively, all spherical shape and avoirdupois standard weights. Also brass measures of 1 bushel, ½ bushel, 1 peck, 1 gall., ½ gall., 1 qt., 1 pt., ½ pt., 1 gill, ½ gill, and 1 standard yd., (rod and bed), respectively, all imperial measure.
Endorsed with certificates of reverification, 2 Nov. 1875, 19 Feb. 1879, 18 Nov. 1880, 10 Oct. 1885, 26 Jan. 1891, 25 Feb. 1891, 4 July 1896, 18 Dec. 1902, 30 Sept. 1906, 18 May 1911, 13 Oct. 1916, 12 Oct. 1921, 22 March 1926, and 29 July 1926.
New indentures of verification issued 10 Oct. 1931 and 10 Nov. 1936.
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