Scale (weighing device)
Scale (weighing device)

Scale (weighing device)

Object number
FIC.2023.019
Description
A set of scale and weights in a wooden box. The box has a hook and eye latch with a heart pattern etched into the lid. The double-pan balance scale is made of metal disks connected to a main stem. Several metal weights are included.  The inside lid of the box is a chart of weights and equivalents that reads: A table in which the gold coins of Great Britain and Portugal are reduced to an equivalent value in dollars and cents; A table in which the gold coins of France and Spain are reduced to an equivalent value in dollars and cents."
Materials
wood
Object Type
scales (weighing devices)