Scale

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Scale

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2478

Description

Light brown rectangular wood box with lid hinged at back with paper label inside lid. Green wool (?ES) velvet lined. Contains: brass weights, iron scale with silk cords and tassels and brass components. Brass ogee curved fastener on top of lid. Box is nailed together. Labels: Table of the value and weight of coins as they pass in PA. Gold scales and weights sold by Joseph Richardson, goldsmith in Phila.

Made/Created

Date made

1795 - 1831

Place

* Untyped Place

England (?ES)

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

7-7/8 in

Depth

3-5/8 in

Material

Wood, Brass, Iron, Silk, Wool

Provenance

Notes

GHS Catalogue: Scales for weighing gold. Used by Samuel Richardson, Philadelphia. Assayer to the Philadelphia Mint from 1795-1831. Presented by Mrs. Thomas J. Curtain, whose mother was Mrs. Katherine Wireman, great grand-daughter of Joseph Richardson. March 1972.