Ask a Curator: Victorian Brass Weight

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…

Quality Pair Of Antique Victorian Brass Scales And Weights in Antique Scales

The Curse of the Buried Treasure

October, 2011

English weights and measures: Picture gallery

English weights and measures: Picture gallery

The Curse of the Buried Treasure

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A member recently acquired this beautiful and rare 2 lb English brass bell weight. It is stamped with the royal cypher for Queen Victoria and the verification chequerboard-like mark known as a

English victorian postal scales with brass weights

English weights and measures: Picture gallery