Brass sovereign balance

Brass sovereign balance with agate box beam by Pooley and a stack of brass weights for 1, 2,5,20,50,100 & 200 sovereigns

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1975-271
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
money scales and beamscale
credit:
British Railways Board

Parts

Stand for brass sovereign balance

Stand for brass sovereign balance

Stand, part of brass sovereign balance with agate box beam by Pooley.

Object Number:
1975-271/1
type:
stand
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Beam for brass sovereign balance

Beam for brass sovereign balance

Beam, part of brass sovereign balance by Pooley.

Object Number:
1975-271/2
type:
beam - balance component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Set of 7 brass weights

Set of 7 brass weights

Set of 7 brass weights for 1, 2,5,20,50,100 & 200 sovereigns.

Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1975-271/3
type:
weights
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pans for brass sovereign balance

Pans for brass sovereign balance

Two pans with chains, part of brass sovereign balance by Pooley.

Object Number:
1975-271/4
type:
balance pans
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum