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Guinea Scales, by A. Wilkinson, Ormskirk

Inventory Number 11386


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11386

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Francis Mallett
Primary inscriptions
A. Wilkinson, Ormskirk, / (Late of Kirkby) Near / Liverpool
Other inscriptions
Label on wooden case " Guinea Scales / pres. by Francis Mallett"
Physical material
copper alloy
Wood
Object type
Scales
Dimensions
Height: 16mm Width: 139mm Depth: 24mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
11386

Description

Self-erecting gold balance for weighing the guinea and half-Guinea guinea. The narrow mahogany box has labels of instructions in the lid and in the box. The balance reads 0-12 in increments of 3.