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"

Details

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.