Accession No

1409

Brief Description

box of assorted apothecary’s weights

Origin

England

Maker

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

1775

Latest Date

1775

Inscription Date

Material

paper (cardboard); metal (brass, copper, iron, zinc (?))

Dimensions

box length 76mm; breadth 51mm; height 28mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Cardboard box containing assorted apothecary’s weights. Some square; some round. Fourteen brass weights have different designs on the reverse. One brass weight described as ‘To The New Standard 1775’.

Condition fair (some corroded)

References

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