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Description:

Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian, bought this set of nested weights for the Museum in 1902. The set had been found in the walls of a former mint, in Nuremberg.

Date Made: 17th century1600-17001600 to 1700

Purchased By: Langley, Samuel Pierpont

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CH.215568Accession Number: 40029Catalog Number: 215568

Object Name: Nested WeightsObject Type: Weights

Measurements: outfit on platform scales:;overall: 8 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 22.225 cm x 16.51 cmoverall in case: 8 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 20.955 cm x 16.51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e663-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1655

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