Diamond balance

Made:: 1877 in France

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Diamond balance, French, 1877, in mahogany case
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Diamond balance, French, 1877, in mahogany case. Balance of polished steel, 11cm beam with swan-neck ends, brass pans tin-plated, 4 brass weights for 3,8,16 and 32 Carats to the 205 m.g. standard of 1877. Sensitivity 0.03 gr.

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1937-140

Materials:: mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)

type:: jeweller's scales and beamscale

credit:: Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.

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