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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