Детали

IPSMG:HSM.2017.109

Ipswich Collections

scales, weight

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.

1840 - 1915

19th Century, 20th Century, early

brass, wood