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Balance set

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-25382

Description

Pine box w/ cotterpin hinges. Felt lined bottom. Contains small set of scales and a brush. Two sets of balances.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balance (composition concept)
felt (textile)
metal
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Unidentified Metal
Felt
BALANCE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.375 x 3.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.513

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