Accession No

1170

Brief Description

balance, by Young and Son, English, 1840 (c)

Origin

England; London; Leicester Square; 5 Bear Street

Maker

Young and Son

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, brass); rope (cord); wood; cloth (velvet); paper

Dimensions

box length 151mm; breadth 74mm; height 26mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Young & Son
SCALE MAKERS
TO HER MAJESTY,
No 5, Bear Street,
Leicester Square,
London
Make & Sell all sorts of
Scales, Weights, & Steel-yards,
for Home Trade &
Exportation’ (label in lid)

Description Notes

Steel beam and fittings; box beam ends; self-locating steel knife edge and ring bearing; index above. Ring bearing in gallows with double aperture below. Two circular brass pans with cords. Suspension cord.
Box with steel tweezers; paper label in lid giving table for Avoirdupois, Troy and apothecary’s weights; clip fastening; lined with red velvet.

Condition: fair; incomplete (weights ?).

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