Accession No

2241

Brief Description

standard kilogram, by Miller, English, 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Miller

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1976

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood; paper

Dimensions

weight height 80mm; diameter 44mm box length 68mm; breadth 68mm; height 90mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Standard
Kilogram
(Miller)
Sp.Gr. 8.33’ (paper label on lid)

Description Notes

Cylindrical brass standard kilogram weight. Box with cylindrical depression for weight; held closed with brass screws.

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