weight, lozenge-shaped
Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0310
Classification: Weight
Subject:
Maker: American
User: Students' Astronomical Laboratory, Harvard University (1903 - c. 1953)
Cultural Region:
City of Use:
Dimensions:
13 x 6 x 13 cm (5 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Material:
Description:
A lozenge-shaped dark metal weight, generally cylindrical, with rounded ends and a loop on one end. The surface is irregular and pitted.
Signedtag: from Astronomy lab 4/5/59
Functionweight
ProvenanceA small tag attached reads, "from Astronomy lab 4/5/59". [Astronomy Laboratory, Harvard University].