Small balancing scale with weights in custom made wooden case. The interior cavity of the wooden case is carved out of a solid piece of wood with separate cavities to accomidate the scale and weights. The lid is hinged with metal staples and has two metal hook latches. The lid top is decorated with hand-carved or impressed geometric designs. A handwritten table on paper is affixed to the interior of the lid.
balances (scales)
wood (plant material)
metal
cloth
paper (fiber product)
Scale
Scale
"Jan : 2 : 1700 : / price : 6 : shilings :" (Handwritten on interior rim of box.)
1963.MI
Unknown
1 x 6 1/2 x 2 5/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1963.M1
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].