18 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
Chester
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
Two late Victorian brass and lacquered brass beamscales, one to weigh 56lb, the other to weigh 7lb, for the City of Carlisle
by W. & T. Avery Ltd., Birmingham
The 1lb beamscale assembly lacking from the box, the 7lb beamscale numbered 283 and with mahogany fixing board, brass pillar, beam marked with maker's name, gallows, and flat pans with rods, the earliest verification mark for 1899, the 56lb beamscale with the same components and numbered 282, by De Grave & Co, London, the beam marked 'Patent No. 14097', the earliest verification mark for 1894, lacking tripod or stand, all in a black-stained box with brass plaque for 'City of Carlisle, W & T. Avery Ld, London', (16 including boxes and trays)
The 1lb beamscale assembly lacking from the box, the 7lb beamscale numbered 283 and with mahogany fixing board, brass pillar, beam marked with maker's name, gallows, and flat pans with rods, the earliest verification mark for 1899, the 56lb beamscale with the same components and numbered 282, by De Grave & Co, London, the beam marked 'Patent No. 14097', the earliest verification mark for 1894, lacking tripod or stand, all in a black-stained box with brass plaque for 'City of Carlisle, W & T. Avery Ld, London', (16 including boxes and trays)
Sold for
£375
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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