Zone d'identification
Cote
IE LMOD 860
Titre
Scales for Weighing Coins
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
Wood, metal, paper. 13cm x 2.5cm
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Histoire archivistique
13/10/2012
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Small set of scales for weighing coins. Part of weighing mechanism missing. Folds up and closes as a small wooden box - press small button to open clasp. Set of instructions on paper glued to inside of box. Instructions read "Both turns towards the centre for a seven shillings piece; the small turn thrown back for half a guinea, and both turns back for a guinea, with the slide at the cypher. The turns for a half sovereign same as a half guinea, with slide at 1/2 S;- and the turns for a sovereign same as a guinea, with the slide at S." Made by Stephen Houghton and Co., Makers, Ormskirk, Successors to A. Wilkinson.
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Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Part of mechanism missing.
