Accession No

0627

Brief Description

grain scales steelyard, by A. Griffiths, English, 1776

Origin

London; England

Maker

Griffiths, A.

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1776

Latest Date

1776

Inscription Date

1776

Material

metal (brass, steel)

Dimensions

height 145mm; width 290mm; depth 70mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘A. GRIFFITHS
LONDON
1776
G [crown] R’ (stamped on base)

Description Notes

Brass with steel half-beam; swan’s neck beam end; self-locating steel knife-edge in ‘U’ shaped bearings. Brass half-beam graduated 96 - 304 by 24 (pounds per Coumb?) and 24 - 76 by 6 to 1 (lbs per bushel?) with sliding brass counter weight. Turned brass pillar on flat foot shaped and stamped. Cylindrical brass bucket with steel hook. [Accession register mentions snakeskin case - missing.]

Condition good; incomplete (case missing).

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