Description
A good pair of equal arm coinage/gold scales in oval, black enamelled metal case with baize and silk liner.
Finely chiselled steel beam, gallows, indicator, end caps and pivot points. Original stringing to the 4 cm. brass pans. Beam is 11.5 cm. long. Original tassel and 1 Guinea wt. included (obverse blank, so hard to date). Case measures 12.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm. deep.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 30 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti).