Historical information

Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until1984.

Physical description

Six different sized round brass weights with knob shaped handles, sitting in a fitted wooden block, each weight inscribed with its individual weight.

Inscriptions & markings

Wooden block has sticker Manning Chemist Melbourne.
Weights
213.1 on top 10 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA8 VIC E55 D59 F61 E63 G65 G69 173.
213.2 on top 6 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA5 VIC F55 C57 D59 F61 E63 G65 G69.
213.3 on top 4 OUNCES APOTH, on base G65 'a crown' CA6 VIC F55 C57 D59 F61 E63 G69.
213.4 on top 2 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA4 VIC J54 C57 D59 F61 G69 E63 G65.
213.5 on top 1 OUNCE APOTH, on base G65 'a crown' CA3 VIC F55 C57 E63 D59 G69.
213.6 on top 3 iv, on base F61 CA4 VIC C51 J54 D59 E60 699.