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balance, sovereign

human history
  • Description

    sovereign balance

    [brass] sovereign balance in wooden case; balance folds up when box lid is opened - balance hinge is secured to case hinge; balance has sliding cipher and fold-down coin cradle; case is made of dark wood, hinge lid, with push-button lock; paper instructions for the balance are glued to the interior of the case; exterior of case has faint handwriting: A. Braum / 22 July 1848.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    col.0993 (colonial)

    2018.x.78 (temporary accession number)

  • Department
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