Summary
Two pan gold scales mounted on a box, made circa 1850. They were used by the Denis Brothers to weight gold brought into their shop by miners from the Bendigo and Ballarat goldfields. The Denis Brothers established a watchmaker and jewellery shop in Melbourne in 1853.
Physical Description
Two circular pan scales are suspended from a metal balance which is supported on a vertical metal vertical stand. The stand on top of a rectangular wooden box with a sliding drawer. There is also a circular brass tray. In the draw are: 5 brass weights, a small wooden stamp, a pin with a segmented bone handle and 4 letter-headed pages.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Y. Haysom, Nov 1976
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Inscriptions
Stamped on Brass Tray: 'D' Printed on Card: 'L. EXUPERE, PARIS' On sticker inside drawer: L. EXUPERE, Constructeur d'Instruments de Pesage, / Rue de Ramuteau, no 33 et Rue Geoffroy-Langevin, no 20. / PARIS, / AVIS. / [Extensive text]
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Object Dimensions
330 mm (Width), 175 mm (Depth), 353 mm (Height)
Dimensions with pans attached.
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Keywords
Assay Balances, Assaying Apparatus, Balances, Gold, Scales & Balances