Cased set of Hamburg Standard brass weights
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Set of 9 old Hamburg Standard brass weights, 1 Mark to 1/16 loth. Marked 1 Mark Hamb = 16 loth, 8,4,2,1 Loth, 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16 Loth. Note the Mark weight weighs 2 grains (English) less than the 16 Loth weight of the old German set of 1816 (Inv.1931-980)
