Coin scales with swan-necked beam ends

SMG00212680

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Coin scales with swan-necked beam ends, in oval, lacquered tin box with 2 coin-weights, English, 18th or 19th centuries

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659948
Materials:
steel, brass, tin, wool and silk
Measurements:
scales: height 160 mm
scales: width 145 mm
scales: depth 40 mm
box: length 131 mm
box: width 55 mm
box: depth 19 mm
type:
coin scales