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.
Creative: Tronvig Group