Box of microweights for rain gauge testing. 8 missing from set of 15

Made:
after 1851 in Paris
Box of microweights for rain gauge testing

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Box of microweights for rain gauge testing
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Box of microweights for rain gauge testing. 8 missing from set of 15, with tweezers by Deleuil, 6 Rue du Pont de Lodi aboutissant Rue Dauphine, Paris. Post 1851, from trade card in lid

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1995-875
Materials:
silver and wood
Measurements:
box: 2.2 x 11 x 6.8 cm
type:
microweights
credit:
Meteorological Office, Berkshire