		MB 49 POSTAL AUCTION - SIMMONS GALLERY 11 February 2010
		*An important European collection of weights and scales*

334.	Folding scale - CT	Folding pan & plate balance with no label, the base of the box lined with red velvet. Beam is steel CT stamped near the fulcrum, hangers are key-hole shape. 5 knobbed weights, the weight compartments parallel to the scale. Wide Mahogany box 130x38mm. Made about 1800	VF	140	220
335.	No label	Folding pan & plate balance with no label, Beam is brass with straight hangers. No weight compartment, Mahogany box 130x23 mm. Made about 1786 possibly by A Wilkinson. Normal (fat & round) Guinea & half Guinea coin weights could fit under the round pan. See Crawforth figure 27	VF	80	140
336.	Spyers	Folding pan & plate balance with no label. Beam is brass with straight hangers. No weight compartment, unusual steel pointers (although beam pointer is loose) Mahogany box 183x29 mm. Made about 1790 possibly by J Spyers. Normal (fat & round) Guinea & half Guinea coin weights could fit under the round pan.	VF	100	160
337.	Bell	Folding Guinea scale with a single turn counterweight, clean label of H Bell Prescot, Lancashire , Brass box 130x19 mm. Button missing	VF	140	200
338.	Richards	Folding Guinea scale with a single turn counterweight, T & T RICHARDS stamped on counterweight, Mahogany box 140x25 mm. made about 1790-1800 Richards is not mentioned in Crawforth	VF	130	200
339.	Wilkinson	Folding Guinea scale with a single turn counterweight, clean label of A. Wilkinson, Ormskirk Late of Kirby near Liverpool , Mahogany box 138x25 mm. made about 1790-1800	VF	80	120
340.	No name	Folding Guinea scale with a single turn counterweight clean label relating to guineas on the lid, Mahogany box 155x26 mm. made about 1790-1800 .	VF	70	120
341.	S. Houghton	Folding Guinea & Sovereign scale with a double turn counterweight, clean label of Stephen Houghton & Son Makers Ormskirk, Successors to A. Wilkinson, Mahogany box 140x26 mm.	VF	120	200
342.	Avery	Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight, AVERY stamped on the counterweight, fair label of W & T Avery Makers Birmingham, Mahogany box, red velvet lining on base 150x27mm. Made 1830	VF	80	150
343.	Avery	Miniature Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight, AVERY stamped on the counterweight, fair label of W & T Avery Makers Birmingham, Brass case 110x18mm. Made 1830. To weigh sovereigns. Label in base to calculate value of underweight coins	VF	180	250
344.	Avery	Miniature Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight, AVERY Ltd stamped on the counterweight, clean label of W & T Avery Limited Makers Birmingham, Mahogany box, red velvet lining of base 155x27mm. Made 1830	VF	80	150
345.	Brown	Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight – BROWN stamped on the counterweight, clean label of R. Brown, Prescot, Lancashire. Mahogany box with a red velvet lining. 140x26mm.	VF	130	200
346. Y	De Grave	Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight, label of De Grave & Son, St. Martin-le-Grand London . An instruction label inside lid. Mahogany box, 140x25mm.	VF	120	180
347.	Houghton	Folding Sovereign scale with a single turn counterweight, clean label of Stephen Houghton & Son Ormskirk, Successors to A. Wilkinson, Mahogany box 140x25 mm. Made about 1830	VF	120	140
348.	Sovereign Rockers -	Crown BUSH’D on counterweight, HARRISON on beam, pans cut away, horn terminals. The base is lobed ctm. crown SOVEREIGN WARRANTED – in card slip case without label	VF	35	70
349.	Crown	Crown on counterweight, no mark on beam, pans circular, knob terminals. The base is rectangular and stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED around crown	VF	30	50
350.	Crown	Crown on counterweight, no mark on beam, pans cut away, horn terminals. The base is rectangular and stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED around crown	VF	30	50
351.	Crown	Crown on counterweight, no mark on beam, pans cut away, horn terminals. The base is rectangular with wavy edges and stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED around crown	VF	30	50
352.	Octagonal	Octagonal counterweight, no mark on beam, pans cut away marked SOVEREIGN 1 AND SOVEREIGN ½ (SOVEREIGN 17mm. long), horn terminals. The base is lobed. Crawforth 79. Note this is rather thickly cast.	gVF	35	70
353.	Other scales	Oak box containing a collapsible scale with a steel beam with swan neck terminals (155mm), with brass telescopic pillar, the lid has a place to fit balance 190x86mm. Late 18^th century	gF	40	80
354.		Wooden box covered by shark skin (Shagreen), containing a collapsible scale with a steel beam and swan neck terminals (130mm), pillar also steel. The lid has a place to fit balance 140x60mm. Inside lined in black (the lid black silk) – Mid 18^th century – very nice	VF	40	70
355.		Wooden box covered by treated cloth containing a brass scale, the beam marked with a double headed eagle 2 8’’8 , beam 125mm. the pans are hemispherical, 6 weights 1DG – 1G Box 150-90 mm.	F	25	40
356.		English bullion scale in a wooden box, oak box with label of De Grave, Short & Panner about 1850-60, containing a scale with steel beam marked DE GRAVE & Co LONDON 240mm. The pans are brass as are the chains, also a nested set of brass weights 8 Troy ounces to ¼ ounce (smaller weight missing). Box 250x140 mm. Label fragile	gF	50	100
357.		Oak box containing a scale with brass beam and swan neck terminals 130mm. Box 197x108 mm.	VF	20	40
358.		Oak box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (130mm.) & brass pans, with weight compartment (2 grain weights) Box 147x70 mm.	VF	15	30
359.		Oak box – drawer type containing scale with collapsible support (this elaborate); the scale has a steel beam with box terminals (149mm) Box 215x104 mm.	F	25	50
360.		Wooden box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (136mm.) with 7 cylindrical knobbed weights 1-20gm. Box 160x75 mm. Not British	VF	20	40
361.	Williams Kidd	Large oak box with a paper label of Thomas Williams Scale Maker No 71 Cannon Street London The Apprentice and Successor to Mr Harrison. Also named EW KIDD NOTTINGHAM . Containing scale with steel beam with box terminals and brass flat pans. Two nested Troy weight sets - 16 oz- ¼ oz (smaller weight missing the other similar but not a matching set) Box 360x180x75mm .	VF	140	200
362.	Kent , Maidstone	Corporation of Maidstone Standard Scale and Box. Large (400mm.) scale with steel beam with box terminals marked CLASS 1 To Weigh 7 lbs. The pans are linked with chains and are marked CORPORATION OF MAIDSTONE 1823 L the other DUTTON & SMITH BORO R both pans with verification marks crowned VR 1 (City of London) and 1892 over Portcullis (Westminster) In a fitted light colour wooden box 416x301x100mm. The front edge carved CORPORATION OF MAIDSTONE. There is an empty compartment with a hinged lid. The box is lockable but key missing	VF	150	300
363.		France , large mahogany box containing very good decorated steel beam (360mm.) with swan neck terminals and plated hemispherical pans. There is a lidded compartment for cylindrical weights – but no weights (we think 1kg down) . Almost certainly a mid 19^th century Standard Scale Box 411x23x100mm .	VF	100	200
364.		India, Oak box containing scale with brass beam, swan neck terminals (153mm.) with 2 stacking weights 1 Tolah, ¾ Tolah and a half Tola knobbed weight Box 170x80 mm..	F	20	35

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