Avoirdupois bronze bell shaped weight, Wiltshire, 1800

Made:
1800 in London
One of two avoirdupois bronze bell shaped weights with solid

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One of two avoirdupois bronze bell shaped weights with solid
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One of two avoirdupois bronze bell shaped weights with solid loop handles, inscribed on handles "2lb Avoir" and "4 lb Avoir" respectively, and on bases "Warminster Hundred, Wilts, 1800". Verification stamps on shoulder - Crown over G, City of London dagger, avoirdupois [ diagram], Founders Coy, Ewer

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1943-12/2
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
type:
avoirdupois weight
credit:
A.H. Isher and Son