Accession No

0628

Brief Description

steelyard for gold coins, by Benjamin Martin, English, 1773-1782

Origin

England; London

Maker

Martin, Benjamin

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1773

Latest Date

1782

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; metal (brass); wood; fishskin (shagreen); thread

Dimensions

box length 167mm; breadth 20mm; height 14mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 11/1930.

Inscription

‘*Martin. Fecit. No.2049*’

Description Notes

Ivory beam graduated [3s 6d] - 21/- by 3d and verso [22] - 36/- by 6d. (Broken where hanging pincers would pivot). Brass endpiece with two suspension points (for guinea and moidore) and thumb plate. Brass slide. (Lacks coin pincers and hanging pincers). Piece of thread attached at end of ivory beam.
Wooden slip case covered with black shagreen.

Condition: fair; incomplete (coin pincers and hanging pincers missing).

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