Coin balance, with weights for guinea, moidore and portugal-pieces, in mahogany box

Made:: 1768-1777 in London

4 1/2 steel coin balance, swan-neck ends by George Sewell

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4 1/2 steel coin balance, swan-neck ends by George Sewell
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4 1/2" steel coin balance, swan-neck ends by George Sewell, London, with circular brass coin weights, for guinea, moidore and portugal-pieces, in mahogany snap-lid box with champhered corners and rivetted hinges, 5 3/4"x2 1/2"x1"

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1951-360

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

type:: money scales and coin beamscale

credit:: Court, E.

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Coin balance, with weights for guinea, moidore and portugal-pieces, in mahogany box

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