Polished steel equal-arm balance, 1772-1775

Made:: 1772-1775

Polished steel equal-arm balance, 7 1/2 beam

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Polished steel equal-arm balance, 7 1/2 beam
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Polished steel equal-arm balance, 7 1/2" beam, box ends; knife-edge fulcrum; upward indicator, gallows suspension with guard-link, brass pans 4" diam., with silk cords. Period late 18th century, probably 1772-5

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1932-613

type:: beamscale

credit:: Mr F. Dawtrey Drewitt

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Polished steel equal-arm balance, 1772-1775

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