Accession No

0078

Brief Description

rocker sovereign balance, by Harrison, English, 1828 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Harrison

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1828

Latest Date

1828

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); hide (leather); paper (cardboard and one other)

Dimensions

box length 102mm; breadth 26mm; thickness 19mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from J. Whitaker, Cambridge, in 11/1922.

Inscription

‘HARRISON
WARRANTED’ (balance)
‘HARRISON’S IMPROVED SOVEREIGN BALANCE
To Weigh and Gauge Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns.
WARRANTED CORRECT
Being so exact that no Counterfeit can possibly go through the Gauge of
Sufficient Weight to turn the Balance.’ (case; last line much damaged)

Description Notes

Brass beam with weighted end and two ‘sockets’ for ‘SOVEREIGN’ and ‘1/2 SOVEREIGN’, both with slots in; cusped terminals; on pivoting axis with base below weighted end.
Cap end case; cardboard covered with leather and green printed label. Embossed fleur-de-lys on reverse.

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