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Boxed set of Apothecaries weights, County of Dumfries, c1880

Period:

19th Century

Description:

Set of 20 small weights to measure up to 10 oz troy.  Each has a compartment within a wooden box lined with brown velvet.  13 are solid weights with peg handles.  1 is a flat sheet and 6 are pieces of wire (under a glass panel).  The tweezers are missing from the set.  Set number "1192".  Verification stamps are present on the 14 largest weights.

 

Engraving on box lid:

'APOTHECARIES WEIGHTS / LOCAL STANDARDS OF / COUNTY OF DUMFRIES / 1880 / DEGRAVE SHORT & Co / LONDON'

Place of Production:

London

Materials/Media:

wood, brass

Dimensions:

(box) height 73mm, width 221mm, depth 135mm

Source:

Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura

Accession number:

DUMFM:2007.3.37

Digital Number:

DMWM003a-e

Creation Date:

c1880

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council