brass knobbed cylindrical metric weights

Made:
1800-1818 in Paris

Set of 10 brass knobbed cylindrical metric weights with 3 flat grain weights in hinged wooden case from the Castlereagh Collection for Paris (France).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1932-230/1
Materials:
complete, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall box: 82 mm x 201 mm x 93 mm,
1 Gramme: .001 kg
5 Decigramme - Grain Weights: .001 kg
2 Gramme: .002 kg
5 Gramme: .005 kg
10 Gramme: .01 kg
2 Decagramme: .02 kg
5 Decagramme: .05 kg
1 Hectogramme: .1 kg
2 Hectogramme: .2 kg
5 Hectogramme: .506 kg
1 Kilogramme - Knobbed Metric Weights: 1 kg
2 Decigramme:
type:
french metric weight
credit:
Board of Trade (Castlereagh Collection)