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Guinea Scales, by Stephen Houghton & Son, Ormskirk

Inventory Number 11383


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11383

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Stephen Houghton & Son / Makers, Ormskirk / Successors to A. Wilkinson.
Physical material
Wood
Brass
Object type
Scales
Dimensions
Height: 17mm Width: 138mm Depth: 24mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
11383

Description

Folding brass balance for weighing coins in small wooden box. Balance measures from 0 - 3 on the scale. Paper instructions on interior of box.