Watchmaker's 5 DWTS weight
Date Added: 03 June 2016
Year: 1914
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2005_078_096 | ▶
Picture No: 12567
Thick brass weight, rectangular with cut off corners, stamped 5 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 23mm - Height 18mm
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