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  • Tags: Weights and Measures

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Three containers filled with a dark liquid possibly showing how a certain amount of liquid measures in three different containers. From the photograph collection for the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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Items possibly used for measuring eight dry quarts. From the photograph collection for the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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Two unidentified men using the Vehicle-Tank Meter Test Unit. This is from the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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Two unidentified employees from the Division of Weights and Measures. They are examining barrels.

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A view of a Toledo Scale. From the photograph collection for the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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This image shows the correct method of measuring a yard of cloth. This is from the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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Two unidentified men are testing gas pumps at a filling station to make sure they dispense gasoline properly. The location of this station is not known. From the photograph collection for the City of Grand Rapids Department of Public Safety's…

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An employee from the Division of Weights and Measures is testing a gasoline pump. The location is unknown. This is from the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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The photo shows examples of standard dry quart measures and three illegal examples. This is from the Department of Public Safety's Division of Weights and Measures.

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An image of Otto Skodsholm, the City Sealer of Weights and Measures from 1948-1956.
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