Sovereign Balance and Gauge
Brass combined Sovereign Balance and Gauge to "weigh and gauge sovereigns and half-sovereigns", c.1850
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- 1955-123 Pt1
- type:
- money scales and rocker balance - scales
Brass combined Sovereign Balance and Gauge to "weigh and gauge sovereigns and half-sovereigns", in leatherboard case about 4"x1"x3/4". No name of maker, period c.1850
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1955-123
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and Leatherboard
- type:
- money scales and rocker balance - scales
- credit:
- Mr T. Coulton
Parts
Case for combined Sovereign Balance and Gauge
Leatherboard case for combined Sovereign Balance and Gauge to "weigh and gauge sovereigns and half-sovereigns", c.1850
- Materials:
- Leatherboard
- Object Number:
- 1955-123 Pt2
- type:
- instrument case
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum