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B424 Troy weight standards, 2 sets in wooden boxes, NSW Government standard, metal/wood/cloth, De Grave and Company, London, England, pre 1883.

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Object statement
Troy weight standards, 2 sets in wooden boxes, NSW Government standard, metal/wood/cloth, De Grave and Company, London, England, pre 1883.
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Weights are stamped 1883 and 1884. Stamped with the ciphers of Victoria, Edward VII and George V. Presumably used until presented in 1917.

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Description
Troy weight standards, 2 sets in wooden boxes, NSW Government standard, metal/wood/cloth, De Grave and Company, London, England, pre 1883.
(-1)Set of troy weight standards (incomplete), in polished wooden box with blue velvet lining. 12 weights ranging from 6 lb to 2 dwt. Each weight is globular shaped with narrow neck and flattened knob, and stamped with the 'VR', 'GR' and 'ER' insignia. (-2)Set of troy weight standards, apparently complete.

Made: England; 1858 - 1883


Used: New South Wales State Government;
Marks
Some weights are stamped '1884 / S W / GOVT OF NEW SOUTH WALES / 1883'. All are stamped with the ciphers VR, ER and GR.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
B424
Production date
1858 - 1883

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of McAlister, J L, 1917

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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