MB 49 POSTAL AUCTION - SIMMONS GALLERY 11 February 2010

An important European collection of weights and scales

365.   

- Apothecary

scales

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with box terminals (160mm.) weight compartments for 6 knobbed weights, engraved weight, brass lid for grain weight compartment marked YOUNG & SONS  SCALE MAKER BEAR STREET LEICESTER SQUARE. Box 183x86mm . about 1800

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366.   

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (178mm.), with weight compartment for weights, with a rather odd paper label referring to Chas G Wood Medical Officer of the Watermen and Lightermen’s Asylum dated 1898. The scale pans are silver each hallmarked London 1808/9  TM = Thomas Meriton – Foster Lane London  Box 200x100mm.

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367.   

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (150mm.) & glass pans, with weight compartment. Yellow paper label of W & T Avery Ltd.  Box 178x92 mm.

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368.   

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (155mm.) & brass pans, with weight compartment.   Box 180x90 mm.

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369.   

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with box terminals (165mm.) & brass pans, with weight compartment with 3 Grain weights  Box 175x85 mm.

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370.   

Mahogany box containing scale with steel beam with swan neck terminals (165mm.) & glass pans, with weight compartment Inked table in lid  Box 175x85 mm. Needs re-stringing

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371.   

- Diamond scales

Small fruitwood box containing  a steel beam with swan neck terminals (75mm) and a hinged lid on weight compartment with carat weights (6) 1-32 carat. Box 95x50 mm. Needs re-stringing – paper label with values in Sterling . We think this early 19^th century or possibly earlier

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372.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan neck terminals (105mm) and a hinged lid on weight compartment with carat weights (4) ½ -32 carat. (1/2 , 1 &8 missing) Box 120x60 mm. Needs re-stringing

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373.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan neck terminals (120mm) and a hinged lid on weight compartment with carat weights–(6) ½ -64 carat. (½ & 1 missing) Box 138x70 mm. Paper label of De Grave Short & Fanner 59 St Martin le Grand London – Made 1871-90

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374.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan neck terminals (102mm) and 5 cylindrical weights marked in Grams and Metric carats (1, 5, 2 x2 & 1gm.) – 1 gm. Weight possibly a replacement; compartment with brass lid containing smaller weights Box 121x64mm

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375.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan box terminals (100mm) and a hinged lid on weight compartment with carat weights (6) 1-32 carat. (1 carat missing) lidded compartment with smaller weights – weights and pans Nickel plated  Box 115x61 mm. About 1900

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376.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan neck terminals (100mm) and a hinged lid on weight compartment with carat weights (6) 1-32 carat. (1 carat missing)– weights nickel plated not matching  Box 129x58 mm. About 1900

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377.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan box terminals (102mm) and a hinged metal lid on weight compartment with carat weights (7) 1-32 carat.   weights & pans Nickel plated  Box 113x64 mm.

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378.   

Mahogany box containing  a steel beam with swan box terminals (100mm) and a hinged metal lid on weight compartment with  metric carat weights (7) 1, 2 (2), 5 10 (2)& 25 CM. – not all weights match =  weights & pans Nickel plated  Box 119x64mm. About 1900 Tweezers missing  - Needs re-stringing

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379.   

Mahogany box containing a steel beam with swan box terminals (115mm) places for knobbed weights (none present)  Pans nickel plated.   Box 136x69 mm. About 1900

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380.   

Weight Boxes

Mahogany box containing  square bass weights GRAINS  500, GRAINS  300, GRAINS  200, GRAINS  100,  GRS 50, GRS  30 & GRS 20  compartment with sliding lid with smaller weights Box 135x82mm x 25mm.

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381.   

Mahogany box containing  square bass weights GRAINS 1000, GEAINS  500, GRAINS  300, GRAINS  200, GRAINS  100,  GRS 50, GRS  30 , GRS 20  & GRS 10  compartment with card pill box containing sliding lid with smaller weights Box 135x82mm.

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382.   

Trade

Set of English brass Bottle weights  7lbs, 4 lbs 2lbs,  1lb., 8oz, 4oz, 1oz & ½ oz  8 pieces

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383.   

2 pounds  flat stacking weight ctm. crowned GIV (twice), flower over L (Leicester) IMPERIAL and a shield ( Birmingham ?) 907gm. 

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384.   

Matching part set of brass stacking weights,  1 pound 8 ounce and 4 ounce, George IV, each ctm. crowned G 18 ewer 26,  A and London arms 3 pieces

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385.   

Avery stacking weights  1lb (Avery in shield), 8 oz Avery Ltd., 4 oz Avery Ltd., 2oz W&T Avery Ltd., 1 oz W&T Avery Ltd. & ½oz Avery 6 pieces not matching set, as described

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386.   

Siddons, 1 oz J&J Siddons & ½ oz. Siddons  2 pieces

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8

387.   

Two ounce, ctm. Crowned W 18 ewer 26,  A , London arms &  coronet over SUSSEX

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12

388.   

Two ounce, ctm.   18 ewer 26,  A , Middlesex  arms above IB

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12

389.   

Cast iron pound weight, IMPERIAL STANDARD 1lb rev. well with lead adjustment this ctm. crowned G5R 112 Norwich

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390.   

Cast iron ¼ pound weight, A K & SON  4 OZ  ¼ lb lead adjustment

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12

391.   

Mixed  part set of 20^th century  cast iron weights, 1 lb, 4 oz (x2), 2 oz  & 1oz 5 pieces

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392.   

India , brass stacking weights 1 TOLA,  ½, ¼, 1/8, 1/16 & 1/32  20^th century 6 pieces

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393.   

Small collection of brass stacking weights  4 Oz, 2 oz (3), 1 oz (5), ½ oz (5) and ¼ oz (9) 23 pieces mostly 20^th century – some earlier

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