Accession No

2242

Brief Description

standard pound weight, by Miller, English, 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Miller

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); paper

Dimensions

weight height 39mm; diameter 43mm box length 68mm; breadth 68mm; height 55mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 03/1976.

Inscription

‘Standard Pound
(Miller)
Sp.Gr 8.15’ (paper label on lid)

Description Notes

Cylindrical brass standard pound weight. Wooden box with cylindrical hole for weight; brass screws to keep lid on.

Condition good; complete

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