CLOSING DATE

8 December

2011

MAILBID 57 weights and scales auction

SIMMONS GALLERY

ROCKER BALANCES for weighing gold coins

Weights and related literature
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448 Sov and half tocker balance Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam flat with straight edges and square terminals the counterweight is octagonal stamped with a small crown, the terminal is square . Two slots and the coin positions indicated by two studs. stamped 20 and 10 the base oblong with integral counterweight rest Brass. 109mm. long 26mm. high, c. 1820 VF Rare
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449 Sov and Half rocker balance oval pans Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with oval pans and octagonal counterweight this stamped PATENT with crown, the base has an integral counterweight rest Brass. 106 mm. 25mm. high VF
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450 Sov and half rocker balance octagonal ctmweight Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and octagonal counterweight with burnished bevelled edges, the counterweight is tapered, horn terminals, Pans stamped 1 SOVEREIGN and ½ SOVEREIGN, base lobed with a V , heavy duty brass 94mm. See Crawforth fig. 66
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451 Rocker balance stamped sov 1 and sov 1/2 Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and octagonal counterweight with burnished bevelled edges ctm. small crown, horn terminals, Pans stamped SOVEREIGN 1 and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed, heavy duty brass 98mm. See Crawforth fig. 19 but better made
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452 Small size sov and half sov rocker balance

Small size Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with oval coin pans and round counterweight with bevelled edges rounded terminal, Pans stamped SOVEREIGN 1 and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed, brass 86 mm.

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453 Askey rocker balance

Askey

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped ASKEY’S crown IMPROVED , BUSH’D over fulcrum, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and HALF SOV, base lobed ASKEY’S crown IMPROVED, brass 95mm. in green card box EF
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454 Avery rocker balance

Avery

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped W & T. AVERY Ltd MAKERS BIRMINGHAM, round terminals. Pans stamped 1 SOV and ½ SOV, base lobed, the fulcrum is secured with a large screw, underside of base stamped 2, plated brass 99mm. VF
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455 WB (William Blews) rocker balance

WB (William Blews)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round coin pans and counterweight stamped crown, W.B over fulcrum, rounded terminal, Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED brass 100mm. EF

WB= William Blews
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456 bourn rocker balance

Bourn

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped crown, BOURN over fulcrum, rounded terminal, Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed, brass 100mm. Green card box. with clean label but ends missing scale EF
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457 Cattle's Patent rocker balance

B Cattle

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped CATTLE’S PATENT, sliding adjustment with scale. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, Iron base lobed stamped CATTLE’S PATENT, 106 mm. Scarce adaptation to detect light coins See Crawforth Fig. 17 VF
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458 B Cattle rocker balance

B Cattle

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped crown B CATTLE, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped crown, brass 94mm. VF
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459 B Cattle rocker balance

B Cattle

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped B. CATTLE, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped B. CATTLE brass 93 mm. VF
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460 Harper rocker balance wooden box

Harper

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away coin pans and counterweight stamped crowned GR, HARPER, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, set into wooden hinged box with lining, Brass 92mm. gVF
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461 461 Harrison rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with oval pans, counterweight stamped crown. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, square terminal, base rectangular stamped HARRISON (over PATENT) PATENT (over ?HURST St) BIRMm. The base has an integral counterweight rest. Brass 101 mm 23.4 mm. high gVF
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462 Harrison Warranted rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with ct away coin pans, counterweight stamped crown HARRISON. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, horn terminals. base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED the base has an integral counterweight rest Brass 99mm. 24mm. high gVF
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463 Bush'd Harrison rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round pans, counterweight stamped crown BUSH’D HARRISON, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED, Brass 99mm. EF
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464 boxed Harrison rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown BUSH’D HARRISON, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED, Brass 99mm. In brown card box with green label this rather rubbed, scale EF
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465 Harrison rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown HARRISON, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed Brass 99mm. VF
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466 Harrison rocker balance

Harrison

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown HARRISON, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped BIRMm Brass 97mm. In brown card box with green label(rubbed). scale gVF
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467 Hyams rocker balance

Hyams

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown H. HYAMS 22 CORNHILL, rounded terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed Brass 99mm. In red card box with green label Hulston & Lucas. gVF
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468 Martineau & Smith rocker balance

Martineau & Smith

Very odd Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam straight without pans, there is a sliding grain adjustment, the counterweight is square with a place for an added weight (this kept on a stud on the base, the counterweight stamped .5 * the base is lobed the stud is the rest for the counterweight, base stamped MARTINEAU AND SMITH, the second weight square also marked .5* in brown card box no label, scale brass 119mm. EF not in Crawforth very rare
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469 Mears rocker balance

(Mears)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with circular design, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN 1 and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed Brass 99mm. VF
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470 Norton & Palk rocker balance

Norton & Palk

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown NORTON & PALK, rounded terminal. pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed with hole fitted backwards. Brass 98mm. VF
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471 PP Poncia rocker balance

PP (Poncia)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with pans, counterweight stamped crown, PP on beam, horned terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN crown, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 97mm. In damaged red card box with green label. gVF rare
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472 Simmons - damaged punch

Simmons

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with SIMMONS (curved), horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANT and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 93mm. In orange card box with green label. VF

Note the last two letters of the Warranted punch damaged
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473 Simmons Warranted rocker balance

Simmons

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with diamond pans, counterweight with crown SIMMONS on beam, small horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½ WARRANTED, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 100mm. VF
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474 Simmons Warranted rocker balance

Simmons

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round pans, counterweight with crown SIMMONS on beam, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 100mm. In brown card box with good yellow label. VF
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475 Simmons warranted rocker balance

Simmons

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round pans, counterweight with crown SIMMONS, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 100mm. In red card box with green label. EF
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476 (Simmons) rocker balance

(Simmons)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round pans, counterweight with crown, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 100mm. In red card box with yellow label. VF
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477 Sovereign warranted rocker balance

(Simmons)

Sovereign and Three Quarter rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ¾, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 95mm. VF
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478 Warranted CS rocker balance

CS (Charles Simmons)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED CS Brass 96mm. Charles Simmons. In half of a red card box. VF
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479 Warranted IS rocker balance

IS (John Simmons)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown, horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED IS Brass 95mm. In red card box with green label (Simmons). VF
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480 T.S. Warranted rocker balance

TS (T Simmons)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with oval pans, counterweight stamped crown, square terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN T.S WARRANTED. Brass 98mm. In a red card box with T Simmons yellow label. VF
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481 Sovereign T S Warranted rocker balance

TS (T Simmons)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown T.S horned terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN T.S WARRANTED Brass 98mm. In a red card box with yellow label. VF
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482 WS Sovereign crown rocker balance

WE (? William Simmonds)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown horned terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped WS SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 95mm. VF
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483 F Squires rocker balance

F Squires

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with pans, counterweight with crown F. SQUIRES, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed Brass 97mm. In brown card box. label rubbed, scale EF rare
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484 J Dryden rocker balance

Smith/J. Dryden

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown BUSH’D SMITH, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN PATENT WARRANTED The bottom of the base stamped J. DRYDEN ALST(ON)Brass 93mm. In brown card box with green label. EF
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485 Smith - rocker balance

Smith

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown SMITH on beam, horn terminals. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed stamped SOVEREIGN PATENT WARRANTED Brass 96mm. In brown card box with green label. EF
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486 WT crown rocker balance

WT (William Tabberer)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight with crown WT , horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 95mm VF
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487 WT crown rocker balance

WT (William Tabberer)

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with round pans, counterweight with crown WT , horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular stamped SOVEREIGN crown WARRANTED Brass 91mm in card box, green label EF
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488 crown Taylor rocker balance

Taylor

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with cut away pans, counterweight stamped crown Taylor horn terminals Pans stamped SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN ½, base lobed Brass 98mm. VF
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489 Whitfield rocker balance

Whitfield

Sovereign and Half rocker balance, beam with oval pans, counterweight with WARRANTED stamped over WHITFIELD , horn terminal. Pans stamped SOVEREIGN and SOVEREIGN ½, base rectangular with two holed fixed to the inside lid of a wooden box with three other parts of the box (ends missing) the lid has a green label scale Brass 98mm. VF
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Trade weights

490

 16th ounce

Trade weights

Sixteenth Ounce, ct. crown the central weight of a nested set, flat top round with bevelled edge 10.6mm. 1.85gm Possibly found in the Thames and possibly early gF
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491 1/8th ounce Eighth Ounce, ctm. crowned V, ewer and London Arms rev. blank flat weight no rim 14.6mm. 3.53gm.
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492 Elizabeth I half ounce EL Half Ounce, Elizabeth I, crowned EL, sword and ewer marks, 28.7mm. 12.38gm. gVF black patina
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493 crown II Sussex Two Ounce, A, 18 ewer 26, and crown II SUSSEX 36mm. 56.5gm. VF
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494 Diamond balance Diamond balance by W & T Avery, with a good label with a chart of diamond values c. 1900, the box is mahogany with an integral weight compartment with a lid, the compartment contains a 5 piece metric carat knobbed weight set ( the 10 carat weight does not match the others) and only one plate weight, box 137x70mm. VF
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495 USA two drachms USA, TWO DRACHMS 3ij H TROEMNER PHILADA. rev. similar 21.5mm. 7.76gm. VF
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496 4 DRAM 4 Drachms, 4 DRAM incuse square 17.5mm. 12.58gm.
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497 3 pieces Hodgson H&S Biggs 1222, set Two, & One Drachm Two , 1½, One * Half Scruples H&S 6 pieces EF Hodgson * Stead pre 1913 set
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498 One OUnzes JLB Biggs 1240, ONE OUNZES J. L. B. 3¡ rev. similar 22.9mm. 31.00gm. F
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499 half ounzes JLB 3s Biggs 1240, HALF OUNZES J. L. B. 3S rev. similar 21mm. 15.47gm. F
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Ancient weights

500

 Babylon grain shape weight Babylonian grain shape haematite weight, 43.3 mm. 13.6mm diameter 12.69 gm. VF
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501 9.7 gm Babylon grain shape Babylonian grain shape haematite weight, 27.3 mm. 10.6mm diameter 9.70 gm. VF
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502 2.23 small grain shape Babylonian grain shape haematite weight, 16.1 mm. 8.2mm diameter 2.23 gm. VF
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503

Roman, Libra stone weight, gourd shape with an integral collar to pick up, the stone is heavily weathered 68mm. ⏀ 58mm. high 317gm. so a Libra of 12 Uncia (ounces)

Attractive and tactile
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504 H incuse in pellets Byzantine Byzantine Tremissis (¹⁄₃ Solidus), H incuse as a series of pellets, rev. blank square 10.7mm. 1.43gm. VF
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505 Secvndi VL inlaid with silver Byzantine weight Byzantine, SECV NDI rev. VL all engraved and inlaid with silver (this intact) bronze square 15.2mm. 4.01gm. VF Bendall 170 - the example cited had lost much of the inlay and was not close to a Solidus weight, This is much closer but there is still some uncertainty as to the meaning of the inscription
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506 SOL III engrave Byzantine Byzantine, Three Solidus, SOL III engraved rev. blank square 17.6mm. 12.63m. nVF
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507 MON NOVA VERBIO 1698 star Uncertain, pewter weight?, MON. NOVA VERBIO 1689 around star with 6 points rev. blank 47mm. 47.03gm. F+ I have not been able to trace this - possibly a 2 ounce town weight. However the star as a badge allows a tentative attribution to Aargau in Switzerland (Verbigenus) - the MON in the inscription indicates a link to coinage. Needs further research
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Miscellany

508

 1/4 P incuse ¼ P incuse on fairly crudely cut brass plate weight 14.5x18.5 mm. 1.63gm. - a puzzle - so 1p=6.52gm VF
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509 15 grammes Chubb's safes & Locks 15 GRAMMES CHUBB’S SAFES & LOCKS rev. blank 28.5mm. 15.03gm. Needs further research- my guess is that accurate weights were needed by their engineers -
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510 West Bromwich brass piece PROPERTY OF THE WEIGHTS & MEASURES DEPT WEST BROMWICH incuse rev. blank brass 30.6mm. 9.61gm. for testing vending machines VF
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511 £1 Long Schattner pre Payment Standard Wt £1 LONG SCHATTNER PRE PAYMENT STANDARD WT rev, scales all incuse brass 38.9mm. 56.3gm.
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512 10/- Long Schattner pre Payment Standard Wt 10/- LONG SCHATTNER PRE PAYMENT STANDARD WT rev, scales all incuse brass 38.2mm. 56.5gm.
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Books

513

   Money Scales & Weights by Sheppard & Musham, Reprint by Spink in 1975 of articles in Spink’s ‘ Numismatic Circular’ 1920-23 222 pages and still useful - good used but dust jacket slightly torn
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514   English Weights an Illustrated Survey by Norman Biggs 1992, 80 pages many illustrations - a useful hand book
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515   Bullion Weights an outline catalogue by Norman Biggs 1995, 64 pages many illustrations - a useful hand book
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516   Weights and Measures by J T Graham, 1987, 32 pages a Shire Publication - basic but useful
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517   Auction Catalogue, Numismata Wien (Austria) Auction VI 12 Oct. 1974, 415 lots mostly illustrated 98 pages + 71 pages of images With prices realised, good used
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518   Auction Catalogue, Numismata Wien (Austria) Auction X 22 Nov. 1975 357 lots mostly illustrated 116 pages + 79 pages of images, some disbound
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519  

Auction catalogue, Munz Zentrum Auktion XLV 28 Nov. 1981 158 lots of Ancient weights, Babylonian, Egyptian, Judaean, Greek, Roman Byzantine and Islamic most lots illustrated with prices realised - useful and scarce
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520   Apothecaries Weights an outline catalogue by Norman Biggs 1994 ,36 pages many illustrations - a useful handbook
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521   Antique Weights - The Nineteenth Century by Norman Biggs 1998, 84 pages many illustrations - a useful handbook with price guide slip, 2000.
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522   Manuel des Poids Monetaires by A Dieudonne 1925 184p +16 plates original paper cover pages partially uncut. Still useful
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523  

Album des Poids Antiques - Tome 1 Egypte et Assyrie by Jean Forien de Rochesnard 98 pages; a photocopy with wire binding - very useful - loads of line drawings gathering much difficult to locate information
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524  

Album des Poids Antiques - Tome 2 La Grece Antique by Jean Forien de Rochesnard 90 pages a photocopy with wire binding - very useful - loads of line drawings gathering much difficult to locate information
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Fixed price books

525F

   Sovereign Balances 1- Standard Balances by Michael Crawforth 3rd revised edition 2001 52 pages with much information and many illustrations
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526F  

Weighing Coins- English folding Balances of the 18th and 19th centuries by Michael Crawforth 1979 194 pages green card cover , This is the standard work on folding balances- difficult to find but we have a few copies,

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