Coin balance, with nested brass cup wts and circular brass coin wts, in mahogany box

Made:
1780-1782 in London
5 1/4 steel coin balance, box-ends, by Freeman and New, London

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5 1/4 steel coin balance, box-ends, by Freeman and New, London
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5 1/4" steel coin balance, box-ends, by Freeman and New, London, with nested brass cup wts. from 1/4 to 2 ozs. Troy, and circular brass coin wts. for guine and portugal-pieces, in mahogany snap-lid box with rounded ends and rivetted hinges, 7"x3"x1 5/16"

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1951-361
Materials:
mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
type:
money scales and coin beamscale
credit:
Court, E.