Set of 8 brass handled, inspector's Imperial standard testing weights
- Made:
- 1890 in Birmingham
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited






Set of 8 brass handled, inspector's Imperial standard testing weights (7lb to 1oz & 4 to 1 dr) by W & T Avery Limited, Birmingham, dated 1890 in wooden carrying case. Used by the London County Council and later the London Borough of Southwark.
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Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 2000-1421
- Measurements:
-
Closed Box: 130 mm x 380 mm x 260 mm, 10.14 kg
Open Box: 310 mm x 380 mm x 340 mm, 10.14 kg
- type:
- brass weight
- taxonomy:
-
- component - object
- weights
- credit:
- London Borough of Southwark
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