Weight
A 1lb nickel-plated weight; width of weight widens as it reaches the base.
Nickel-plated weights
- Made:
- 1953-1959 in unknown place
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A set of four nickel-plated weights (1lb, 2lb, 4lb, 7lb); weights widen at base.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- Y1989.246.203
- Materials:
- nickel plated
- type:
- weight
- credit:
- Gift of the Co-operative Wholesale Society
Parts
Weight
A 2lb nickel-plated weight, which widens in shape as it reaches the base. A stamp on the underside of the base puts its date as being from c.1953 onwards.
Weight
A 4lb nickel-plated weight, which widens in shape as it reaches its base.
Weight
A 7lb nickel-plated weight, which widens in shape as it reaches its base.
