Coin scales

Made:
1701-1900

Coin scales, with steel beam and brass pans, suspended from green silk thread, contained in oval japanned tin box, lined with silk and wool, seven assorted weights with knobs, English, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665069
Materials:
case, tin, case, wool, cloth, case, silk, cloth, case, hair, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk, threads and weights, brass
Measurements:
case: length 132 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: depth 16 mm
beam: length 117 mm
pans: diameter 39 mm
shears: length 60 mm
type:
coin scales

Parts

Small circular brass weight, with central knob, thought to measure pennyweights and grains

Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight, with central knob, thought to measure pennyweights and grains

Measurements:
diameter 15 mm
depth 10 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A665069 Pt1
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight, with central knob, thought to measure pennyweights and grains

Small circular brass weight

Small circular brass weight, with central knob, thought to measure pennyweights and grains

Measurements:
diameter 12 mm
depth 9 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A665069 Pt2
type:
weights
Flat circular coin-like weight, to weigh one sovereign

Flat circular coin-like weight

Flat circular coin-like weight, to weigh one sovereign

Measurements:
diameter 20 mm
thickness 2 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A665069 Pt3
type:
weights
Flat circular coin-like brass weight, to weigh half sovereign

Flat circular coin-like brass weight

Flat circular coin-like brass weight, to weigh half sovereign

Measurements:
diameter 18 mm
thickness 2 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A665069 Pt4
type:
weights
Set of three tiny, thin brass weights, to weigh 2, 1 and 1/2 a grain

Set of three tiny

Set of three tiny, thin brass weights, to weigh 2, 1 and 1/2 a grain

Measurements:
maximum: length 8 mm
maximum: width 7 mm
minimum: length 5 mm
minimum: width 3 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A665069 Pt5
type:
weights

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