Accession No

1412

Brief Description

nest of weights (64 Troy ounce), English, 19th C.

Origin

England

Maker

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

maximum diameter 83mm; height 58mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge, in 12/1961.

Inscription

‘32 Oz TROY
Standard’

Description Notes

Brass nest of cup weights - 64 Troy ounce. Denomination engraved on rim ‘32 oz Troy’ and ‘standard’; on other cups ‘16oz’, ‘8 oz’, ‘4 oz’, ‘2 oz’, ‘1 oz’, ‘1/2 oz’ uncalibrated 1/2 oz and disc 1/4 oz (also uncalibrated).

Condition: fair; complete.

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