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1940.9.45B

Balance of brass metal with sovereign, and half sovereign sockets at one end, a fulcrum, and a cylindrical weight. [LKG 01/02/2010]

1940.9.45B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Balance of brass metal with sovereign, and half sovereign sockets at one end, a fulcrum, and a cylindrical weight. [LKG 01/02/2010]
Long description
Balance of brass metal with sovereign, and half sovereign sockets at one end, a fulcrum, and a cylindrical weight. The balance is inscribed with the name 'MEARS' over the fulcrum, and 'SOVEREIGN 1' and "SOVEREIGN 1/2' inscribed on the coin sockets. The sockets are perforated at the centre, and bisected across the diameter by slits. [LKG 01/02/2010]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Mears
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Arthur A. Kennedy
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length 94 mm, Width: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.9.45B

Search terms: Measurement, Currency, Scales Balance

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