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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:HSM.2017.109 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name scales, weight Description brass scales on rectangular wooden base, with 6 weights - 8oz, 4 oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz . There is a gap where an additional weight - presumably 1/8oz - should sit. Gallery interpretation states that these are balance scales for postal charges. Production date 1840 - 1915 Production period 19th Century, 20th Century, early Material brass, wood Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

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IPSMG:HSM.2017.109
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Ipswich Collections
Object name

scales, weight
Description

brass scales on rectangular wooden base, with 6 weights - 8oz, 4 oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz . There is a gap where an additional weight - presumably 1/8oz - should sit. Gallery interpretation states that these are balance scales for postal charges.
Production date

1840 - 1915
Production period

19th Century, 20th Century, early
Material

brass, wood