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Scales - Gold Weighing, circa 1850
Reg. No: ST 029395
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- Summary:
- Two pan gold scales mounted on a box, made circa 1850. They were used by the Denis Brothers to weight gold brought into their shop by miners from the Bendigo and Ballarat goldfields. The Denis Brothers established a Watchmaker and Jewellery shop in Melbourne in 1853.
- Description:
- Two circular pan scales are suspended from a metal balance which is supported on a vertical metal vertical stand. The stand on top of a rectangular wooden box with a sliding drawer. There is also a circular brass tray. In the draw are: 5 brass weights, a small wooden stamp, a pin with a segmented bone handle and 4 letter-headed pages.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Y. Haysom, 1976
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 350 mm (Height), 175 mm (Width), 330 mm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | gold, balances, scales balances, assay balances, assaying apparatus |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MINING & METALLURGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Assaying - Gold |
| Tertiary Classification: | balances & scales |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped on Brass Tray: 'D' Printed on Card: 'L. EXUPERE, PARIS' |
| Date Manufactured: | circa 1850 |
| User: | Denis Brothers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1853 |
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