Set of five [112-7lbs] bell shaped, Avoirdupois bronze Exchequer weights

Made:
1558 in London

Set of five [112-7lbs] bell shaped, Avoirdupois bronze Exchequer weights, with ring and staple handle. Part of the original unsatisfactory set issued by Queen Elizabeth I in 1558.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-944
Materials:
bronze and complete
type:
avoirdupois weight (standard)
credit:
Board of Trade

Parts