Wantage rods
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Measuring Devices (Hierarchy Name) > measuring devices (instruments) > <measuring devices for extent> > quantity measuring devices > <quantity measuring devices: substances>
Descripción
Narrow rectangular wooden rods, varying in length from about 16 1/2 inches to 24 inches, with a small brass projection for positioning the rod in the bung hole of a cask, designed to measure the wantage or shortage of partially filled casks; usually calibrated with tables for casks of various capacities.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 量桿 [zh]
- vullingsstokken [nl]
- varas de medición (déficit) [es]
- liàng gǎn [zh]
- liang gan [zh]
- liang kan [zh]
- wantage rod [en]
- rods, wantage [en]
- rod, wantage [en]
- vullingsstok [nl]
- vara de medición (déficit) [es]