Collection

One of five Swedish commercial weights

Made:
1862 in Sweden

One of five Swedish commercial weights, iron, with loop handles, stamped "A.F.H. 1862", for 50 lb

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1933-723 Pt1
Materials:
complete and iron
type:
iron weight
taxonomy:
  • component - object
  • weights
credit:
Science Museum (Great Britain)

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