Weight
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical brass weight with three holes in top, stepped profile, and threaded base.
Object Number:
INV.1359b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
31276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weight
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical brass weight with three holes in top, stepped profile, and threaded base.
Object Number:
INV.1359a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
31273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gold scale and set of weights in original box
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1849
Medium:
Brass, other metals, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 14.3 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Miners' gold scale made of brass, with shallow pans suspended on chains from balance bar; in oblong green painted metal box with rounded corners and hinged lid with gold printed eagle emblem and inscriptions; with set of thirteen rectangular metal weights in original cardboard box.
Credit Line:
George E. Stonebridge Collection
Object Number:
1942.81a-q
Marks:
printed in gold: on metal box lid: "MINERS' IMPROVED GOLD SCALE. / Manufactured expressly for California."
printed in black: on cardboard box lid: "ONE SET / BRASS . DRAM / Scruple and Grain / WEIGHTS"
stamped: on obverse of two largest weights: "2 / DR
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
31264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of (7) weights with storage block
Classification:
Date:
1897-1910
Medium:
Brass, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 11.4 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Set of seven brass weights in wooden storage block; largest weight is cylindrical with base and center hole threaded; six smaller weights are mushroom-shaped and equal in overall size, with lower end threaded and center hole varying in size.
Object Number:
INV.1356a-h
Marks:
stamped: on top of largest weight: "PAT'D. JULY 6TH 1897"
stamped: on tops of other six weights: "8 / 64", "10 / 64", "12 / 64", "14 / 64", "18 / 64", and "20 / 64"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
30974
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of (15) weights
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Collection of fifteen cylindrical and beehive-shaped brass weights, most with a pierced tab and a ring on top.
Object Number:
Z.1683a-o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of (5) weights or measuring tools
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Set of five (originally six) nesting, brass weights or measuring tools, the largest of which has a hinged lid with latch and serves as a container for the others.
Object Number:
INV.499a-e
Marks:
stamped: inside bottom of container: "8"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30930
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of (5) weights or measuring tools
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Set of five nesting, brass weights or measuring tools.
Object Number:
INV.10413a-e
Marks:
stamped: on the edge of three largest pieces: "R"
stamped: on edge of largest piece: "I I I I"
stamped: on edge of second largest piece: "I I"
stamped: on edge of third largest piece: "1"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30928
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of (6) weights or measuring tools
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Set of six nesting, brass weights or measuring tools, the largest of which has a hinged lid with latch and serves as a container for the others.
Object Number:
INV.7994a-f
Marks:
stamped: on lid of container: "8"
stamped: inside bottom of container: "4"
stamped: inside bottom of two other pieces: "2" and "1"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compass with lid
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Circular brass compass with flat lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Helen C. Marsh
Object Number:
1949.42a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this compass was used by Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, while he was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe. Davis was captured on May 10, 1865, by Federal cavalry at Irwinville, Georgia, and imprisoned for two years in Fortress Monroe.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
30255
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hourglass
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass, glass, sand
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 in. ( 20.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Hourglass in sheet brass frame with domed ends and three curved upright supports; stamped and embossed decoration consists of floral medallions, cross-hatching, and other linear motifs.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1942.408
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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