Coin scale in case
1770-1800
Place madeLondon, England, Europe
Wood, brass, other metal, textile, string, paper
Container (Case): 1 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (3.2 × 14.9 × 7 cm)
INV.498a-f
Markingsprinted: on paper affixed to inside of lid: "TABLE of the Value and Weight [of] COINS, as they now pass in ENGLAND, NEW / YORK, CONNECTICUT, PHILADELPHIA, and QUEBEC. / . . . / At a Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, 7th of August 1770, it was resolved, That / Members of that Corporation would, in future, pay and receive all HALE JOES, that / weigh 9 Penny Weight . . ."
printed: on paper affixed to inside of lid: ". . . arrison / [SCALE] MAKER / IN / . . .on Street / [Lon]don / . . . all sorts of / . . . Steelyards / . . . ation."
ClassificationsSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DescriptionCoin scale with shallow brass pans suspended with string from metal balance arm; in rectangular wooden case with hinged lid, olive green textile lining bottom, and two corner compartments containing four square brass weights; paper affixed to inside of lid lists the value and weight of English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German coins found in England, New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and Quebec.Object NameCoin scale in case
