Weights from the Castlereagh Collection for Elsinore

PART OF:
Weights and original correspondence from the Castlereagh Collection for Elsinore
Made:
1800-1819 in Helsingor

Weights from the Castlereagh Collection for Elsinore (Denmark). Boxed set of 10 flat square brass weights for weighing gold and silver

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1932-211/1
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
1 Ort: .001 kg
1/8 Lod: .002 kg
1/4 Lod: .004 kg
1/2 Lod: .007 kg
1 Lod: .015 kg
2 Lods: .029 kg
4 Lods: .059 kg
1/4lb - 8 Lods: .118 kg
1/2lb (16 Lods) - 1 Mark: .236 kg
1lb (32 Lods) - 2 Marks: .471 kg
1/16 Ort:
1/2 Ort:
1/4 Ort:
1/8 Ort:
5/100 Ort:
type:
danish weight
credit:
Board of Trade (Castlereagh Collection)