Coin scales with steel beam and tin pans

Coin scales with steel beam and tin pans

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Coin scales with steel beam and tin pans, suspended from orange silk thread, contained in oval japanned tin box, also contains six pennyweight and grain weights, owned by Dr. Christopher Harwell, English, 1735-1900

Parts

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight with central knob, thought to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt1
type:
weights
Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight with central knob, thought to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt2
type:
weights
Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight with central knob, thought to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt3
type:
weights
Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight with central knob, thought to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt4
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight with central knob, possibly to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt5
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight with central knob, possibly to weigh pennyweights and grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A242399 Pt6
type:
weights