This week's Ask a Curator object doesn't have a definitive answer, but it's a great example of the process behind cataloging an object. When we came across this artifact, we had a little help. It had already been conserved and attached to it was a note identifying it as a brass weight. But that was…
A Set of Victorian Brass Weights – garden-artefacts
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Quality Pair Of Victorian Brass Scales And Weights in Antique Scales
Part set/nest of brass weights - troy 8oz,4oz,2oz,1oz (partly marked) + Victorian 4 dram and Avery ½ oz.All in aged condition - as illustrated.
Collection Brass Weights - Part Set/Nest + Avery ½oz & Victorian 4 Dram
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Antique Victorian Letter and Postal Scales with Weights, 1860, Set of 9
Victorian Brass Troy Ounce Cup Weights - Showpiece Antiques
Two Victorian Antique Brass Scale Weights, 2 & 4 Lb., Signed Parnall & Sons
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Victorian Garnet Pearl Drop Earrings In 9ct Gold, 1004663
Anyone recognize these markings? I've got this brass weight and I don't recognize the markings (canadian so this could be imperial or metric). As you can imagine googling “sqrt ED” or “ED
English weights and measures: Picture gallery
Ask a Curator: Victorian Brass Weight
The Curse of the Buried Treasure
Set 10 Victorian Brass Weights 14lb - 1/2 Oz. Circa 1860, 615504
