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Watchmaker's 3 DWTS weight

Watchmaker's 3 DWTS weight

Date Added: 03 June 2016 Year: 1914 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2005_078_094 | Picture No: 12565

Thick brass weight, rectangular with cut off corners, stamped 3 DWTS. The weight is stuck to a display board: the back has not been inspected and the weight is not marked with its catalogue number.

A pennyweight (abbreviated dwt or denarius weight) is a unit of mass that is equal to 24 grains, 1/20 of a troy ounce, 1/240 of a troy pound, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams..

Dimensions: Width 19mm - Height 14mm

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