A Peck measure

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

A Peck meaure

A Peck meaure

Name/Title

A Peck measure

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.927

Description

A metal 'bucket' shaped measure, made of a piece of galvanised iron riveted into a circular shape with a base. The peck has a strengthening band at the top and bottom.

Context

The earliest reference to a 'pecke' is 1381. The word has many meanings including use in a well-known tongue twister — 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'. Or you can have a 'peck of trouble', and you're supposed 'to eat a peck of dirt before you die'.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Tools, Occupation

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

250 mm

Diameter

250 mm

Circumference

720 mm

Weight

1.757 g

Material

Galvanised iron

Location

* Untyped Location

SWL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good