Box for avoirdupois weights

PART OF:
Set of Exchequer standard Avoirdupois bronze weights, 1588
Made:
1588 in London
Box for Queen Elizabeth's third set of Exchequer standard

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Box for Queen Elizabeth's third set of Exchequer standard
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Box for Queen Elizabeth's third set of Exchequer standard avoirdupois weights.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-947 Pt12
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
Closed: 155 mm x 210 mm x 200 mm, 1.34 kg
type:
instrument case
credit:
Board of Trade