Title
Cask gauging rule
DateCirca 1850
Mediummahogany, brass
Dimensions60 in. (152.4 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3168
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA gauging rod with 2" scales (reading to 60") for cask dimension measurements. A cask gauging scale from one gallon to 300 gallons is on a third side. A pair of short scales near the tip reach to "31" and "29" below a brass enclosed part of the rule. The flattened brass tip is for measurements to the bottom of the cask. The brass slide is for recording measurements. A gallon scale is marked "Wine Gal."On View
On view
1745-1925
Kerby & Bro[thers]
Naylor & Co.
Potter, J. D.
Circa 1880
Cary, Floyd Francis
Circa 1870
