Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Set of (7) weights with storage block
Object Number:
INV.1356a-h
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 )
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"
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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
