Accession No

0014

Brief Description

folding coin balance, by Jecker, French, 1800 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Jecker

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel); wood (mahogany); paper

Dimensions

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Brussels in 10/1921.

Inscription

‘Jecker AParis’ (beam)

Description Notes

Unequal arm and moving weight type; mahogany box, brass scale. Beam graduated [0.5] - [4.5], numbered by 1 and subdivided to 12 parts where each division is equal to 6 grains or one French franc; scale doubled on opposite side. Sliding weight. Steel knife edge bearing; ‘U’ shaped hanger with curved coin plate; single piece column with thin link to rest. Hinged to base plate in box. Erected manually. Mahogany box with clip fastening. Label in box giving weights of 22 European coins, and the values of the divisions; titled ‘Table des Monnoies d’Or qui ont cours dans les différent Etats de l’Europe, avec la désignation de leur Poids.’ and ‘La premiere Division indique les gros qui valent chacun 72 grams.’

Condition good (crack in box); complete

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