Weights and measures

Aquatint, coloured, weights and measures. By and after W.H. Pyne. [1805]. trimmed to 28x26cm. Depicting inspectors, scales and weights tripod. [The first systematic inspection system with salaried officers, 1795]. In frame 40.5x36x1.5cm

Collection: Science Museum
Inventory Number: 3026564
Title: Weights and measures
Object Type: PhysicalObject
Measurements: - overall: 280 x 260 mm

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