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weights

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  • Kupu whakaahua

    weights

    nine brass dram and grain weights (only eight remaining) used to measure medication in a chemist; weights stored in a circular box with lifting lid; exterior of lid has sticker attached with text: W. BISHOP, CHEMIST, &C. / Wellington, New Zealand; handwritten in centre of sticker is: Dram / & / Grain / Weights; weights are small brass squares with corresponding markings.

  • Wāhi
  • Wāhi Hāngai
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    10 Feb 1977
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    col.2979 (colonial)

  • Wāhanga
weights, col.2979, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03… … Read more

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