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Scales - Miner's, Mount Blackwood, 1850s
Miner's scales used at Mount Blackwood, Victoria during the 1850s gold rushes for the weighing of gold. Contained in an oval brown painted tin, inscribed in gold with "miners scale." su ...
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Box - Gold Balance Set & Booklet, circa 1854
Alternative name: miner's scales Assay balance for weighing gold. Contained in wooden case which includes a nest of brass weights, and "Ready Reckoner" booklet of gold values printed in ...
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Scales - Gold Weighing, circa 1850
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. Th ...
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Scales - Gold, circa 1850s
Set of gold scales designed to be held in the hand. These scales are typical of those used on the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s.
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