Set of two of Capt. Kater's Exchequer Reference Standard Bronze Weights

Made:
1824 in England

Set of two of Capt. Kater's Exchequer Reference Standard Bronze Weights, i.e. 1lb. Av. (No.1) & 1lb. Troy (No.5) of 1824. Spherical with lifting knobs. The Troy Pound is marked TYPD ( Note the 3 dots which determine it as No.5) 1824; The Av. Pound is marked IPD AVS (Note no dots and no crown, which determine it as No.1) 1824. Both originally deposited at the Exchequer, Westminster with case.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-954
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
avoirdupois weight (standard) and troy weight (standard)
credit:
Board of Trade

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