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Brass Weight

Made:
1880-1900 in unknown place
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Unsigned 7lbs brass weight, c.1890.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
Y1989.246.138
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 38 mm
type:
brass weight
credit:
Gift of the Co-operative Wholesale Society

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