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balance, coin

human history
  • Other Name

    coin balance used to weigh guineas (descriptive name)

  • Description

    coin balance

    [brass] coin balance used to weigh guineas; balance stored in a compact hinge-lid case, push button lock, velvet lining in base of case; case has an engraved zig-zag border on exterior of lid; balance attached to case, folds out with a floating hinged piece to cradle coins, and sliding scale; opening of case lid hinges balance into up-right position.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    1931.535
  • Accession Date
    19 Oct 1931
  • Other Id

    col.0996 (colonial)

    16792 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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Images

  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin, 1931.535, col.0996, 16792, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • balance, coin col.0996
  • balance, coin col.0996
  • balance, coin col.0996
  • balance, coin col.0996
  • balance, coin col.0996
  • balance, coin col.0996

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