The practical gager: or the young gager's assistant. Containing those things which are actually practised, and which are also absolutely necessary to be known and understood by every person that is employed as a gager or officer in the Revenue of Excise. To which are added, All the necessary Tables for gaging and fixing the Utensils of Victuallers, Common Brewers, and Distillers: Also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. Second edition. With an appendix; containing several additions, viz. the Method of gaging by equidistant Ordinates; inching and tabulating of close Casks; and Specimens of Vouchers and Abstracts for the several Duties. Dedicated (by permission) to the honourable Commissioners of Excise by William Symons, Supervisor of Excise.

People / Organizations

• William Symons (Author)
• John Nourse ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand, 1758.

Publication year

1758-1758

ESTC No.

T224773

Grub Street ID

246893

Description

[4],xii,207,[1],207-255,[3]p. : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

A reissue of the sheets of the 1754 edition, including the titlepage, with the addition of a new titlepage, dedication and pp. 207-255,[3].

The register is continuous despite the pagination.

With three final pages of advertisements.

Uncontrolled note

Ht: 23cm.; gathered in 8s, with vertical chain lines and final leaf: S2