Description:
- Instrumental plumb bob from the first half of the 20th century without a nut and therefore incomplete. Solid bronze weight, with a threaded head.
- The pear-shaped weight is 8.1 cm high, 3.7 cm in diameter and weighs 213 g.
- Small size and diameter thread, with small fillet and pitch.
- The body of the Weight is made of bronze with an iron tip.
- It is inscribed with the number '4', which corresponds to the size of the weight.
- No distinctive mark or contrast has been found that could provide information on the place where it was made, information on the manufacturer and other data.
- Very good and beautiful patina is preserved throughout the Plumb bob.
- The quality of the bronze casting, and of the execution of the Plumb bob, is very good.
- The Plumb bob is probably made in Southern Europe.
Conservation and damage:
- The Plumb bob is in good state of conservation, having the Weigh many, but very small blows and rubs.
- The Plumb bob presents the typical wear of its time.
Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.
- Because it is inevitable the differences of tonalities between photos and reality, it is necessary to bear in mind that the tones of the colours of the photos are not exactly equal to the tones of the real colours.
- The Plumb bob on sale is the one corresponding to the photos, which in turn are complemented in this Description, with the aim of providing a better knowledge of the Object, and never being a detailed exhibition of it.
- The data provided here are not contrasted personal opinions.
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