Item #16492 Report From Select Committee Of The House Of Lords Appointed To Consider Of The Petition Of The Chamber Of Commerce In The City Of Glasgow Taking Notice Of The Bill Intituled “An Act For Ascertaining And Establishing Uniformity Of Weights And Measures…

Report From Select Committee Of The House Of Lords Appointed To Consider Of The Petition Of The Chamber Of Commerce In The City Of Glasgow Taking Notice Of The Bill Intituled “An Act For Ascertaining And Establishing Uniformity Of Weights And Measures…

London: House Of Commons, 1823. First Edition. Wraps. Folio; pp; 60; original blue printed stiff paper wrappers; Small sticker on front wrapper upper left without any other markings. Very good. Very good. Item #16492

Glasgow merchants urge adoption of metric weights & measures, with appemdices. Parliamentary papers of this period are uncommon. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public.

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