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Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Exchequer standard quart measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Exchequer standard gallon measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Sycamore (wood) case with lid, for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection

1800-1818

Set of 7 square brass grain weights and two folded pieces of paper: one of which is inscribed with ‘Alicante’, for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection

1800-1818

Set of 8 brass nested cup weights for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection for Alicante

1800-1818

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Set of 8 brass handled

1890

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

1588

Imperial Russian standard weight

1862

Balance scales, Roberval's system

Box of Swedish weights containing 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 and 1/2 Ort

Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty

circa 1800 BCE

Egyptian cubic stone weight

Bronze weight, Roman-Byzantine, for 3 solidi, Attic Solonian system

200-699

Red limestone Syrian weight, oboid shape, from Gaza, Phoenician system

circa 600 BCE

Stone Lion weight, Babylonian

circa 600-501 BCE

Steelyard weight, bronze, Roman Emperor bust, 200-299

200-299

Linen tape on reel, marked with 'Wurttenberg'

Linen tape on reel, marked with 'Vienna'

Ancient Egyptian equal-arm balance

1370-1350 BCE

Egyptian Syenite weight, 18th Dynasty

circa 1500 BCE

Seven electrotype copies of Chinese ancient bronze weights

1-1308

Folding rule

1680-1699

Shoemaker's size stick

Shoemaker's measure

Wooden shoemaker's rule, 1800-1899

Plaster cast replica of Ancient Egyptian weight

1931

Folding foot-rule with scales, 1780-1790

1780-1790

Japanese money balance, X-shaped

Pottery/clay weight, Syrian

circa 1500 BCE

Brass measuring rod with case

Burmese bronze "Duck" weight

Steelyard balance for weighing gold coins

1775

Folding shoemaker's size stick in boxwood with scales marked in continental inches and sizes

1800-1900

Folding shoemaker's size stick in rosewood with brass scales marked in centimetres and non-metric sizes French

1800-1850

Folding shoemaker's size stick in brass

1780-1800

Folding shoemaker's size stick in rosewood with brass scales marked in french inches and sizes French

1780-1800

Six-fold linear measure, bone, Spanish, 1776

1776

Folding shoemaker's size stick in brass

1800-1850

Mancur's spring balance