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OBJECT TYPE: BEAM BALANCE/1 LB/BRASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0510.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Mass/weight
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A WEIGHT USED ON A BALANCE BEAM TYPE SCALE, SERVING AS THE STANDARD AGAINST WHICH THE MATERIAL TO BE WEIGHED IS MEASURED. THE WEIGHT IS SUSPENDED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BALANCE BEAM WHILE THE MATERIAL IS PLACED IN A PAN ETC. SUSPENDED FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED MARKINGS ON UPPER SURFACE OF WEIGHT READING '1 lb', 'GR/ A', 'GR/ C', 'GR/ U', 'GR/ U', 'GR/ X', 'GR/ Z', 'M', '23', '12', '2', '7', '16', '13'/ VARIOUS STAMPED LETTERS & NUMBERS, & 'GR/ Y' ON UNDERSIDE/ TOP EDGE STAMPED 'G 14'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRASS COLOURED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Weight, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0510, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0510.001/

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