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XXI.32 Dry measures
Maker:Denière & Matelin
Date:19th cent.
Materials:brass
Dimensions:240x270 mm max.
Current inventory:1461, 1462, 1463
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Three brass measures with reinforced sides. Two of the measures have handles. The capacities are as follows: Boisseau [bushel] 1/8 hectoliter (equal to 12 1/2 liters), Demi Boisseau 1/16 hectoliter, and Quart de Boisseau 1/32 hectoliter. Signed "Denière & Matelin," a firm about whom we have no information. Carry the "bee" punchmark, a symbol introduced in France at the end of the Consulate and used until the early Empire.

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