WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

England, C. 1850, a brass "rocker" for sovereigns and half sovereigns. With the original box, maker: Simmon's. Scales virtually mint....

England, C. 1850, a brass "rocker" for sovereigns and half sovereigns. With the original box, maker unlisted. Scales virtually mint., box...

England, circa 1795-1798, an all brass self rising boxed counterfeit detector, signed Wilkinson for the half Guinea and Guinea. It is in excellent wo

United States, c. 1870, a brass counterfeit coin detector manufactured by J. ALLENDER. This instrument had five places for each of the current Americ

China, c. 1650-1750 AD. a very rare all silver steel-yard scale complete with hall-marked rectangular weight. The round pan has a scalloped rim which

China, 19th century. A typical "Dotchin" violin shaped wooden box scale with ivory beam and brass rectangular weight. The round brass pan...

Burma, c. 1850, An unusual boxed opium scale with equal arm balance. The beam measures 17.5 cm. in length. Each terminal ends in an arrow shape. The

England, c. 1900, a yarn scale contained in a leather covered box and presented in a red velvet cushioned box. The apparatus has its own weighted sta

England, c. 1920, another yarn scale. This one is labeled Blackburn's Yarn Balance, John Nesbitt, Limited, 42 Market Street, Manchester. Simila...

Germany, Frankfurt am Main, c. 1900, a boxed pocket diamond scale complete with all the carat weights (and a shovel tweezers inside the brown box lid