Ask a Curator: Victorian Brass Weight

This week's Ask a Curator object doesn't have a definitive answer, but it's a great example of the process behind cataloging an object. When we came across this artifact, we had a little help. It had already been conserved and attached to it was a note identifying it as a brass weight. But that was…

Lovely Set Of Quality Antique Victorian Letter And Postal Scales And Weights in Antique Scales

gold-weight British Museum

English weights and measures: Picture gallery

Antique Victorian 1lb Brass Trade Weight. Condition is very good, has dinks and knocks that you would expect in relatively soft brass given its age

Antique Victorian Brass 1lb Trade Weight, Boston, Lincoln VR Verification Stamps

Set 10 Victorian Brass Weights 14lb - 1/2 Oz. Circa 1860, 615504

Victorian Brass Troy Ounce Cup Weights - Showpiece Antiques

National Museum of American History

October, 2011

October, 2011

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