Summary
Two pan gold scales mounted on a wooden 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 beam which is supported on a vertical metal vertical stand. The stand on top of a rectangular wooden box with a sliding drawer at the front. 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 paper label 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
350 mm (Width), 172 mm (Depth), 333 mm (Height)
Dimensions with beam and pans attached.
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Keywords
Assay Balances, Assaying Apparatus, Balances, Gold, Scales & Balances