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NIST Museum & Archives

Austrian Glass Weights

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Set of 6 large weights filled with lead shot and 4 small weights made of glass

Set of 4 small solid glass weights in rectangle and pentagon shapes

The larger weights of this metric set are glass containers filled with lead shot, and the smaller are solid pieces of glass. They were bought in 1904 from the Austrian Royal Calibration Commission.

Created March 30, 2017, Updated April 6, 2017