Name/Title

Balance

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.564

Description

Brass folding balance for guinea and half-guinea, mounted in wooden case with hinged lid. The balance self-erects when the lid is opened.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Misc

Made/Created

Artist

Probably Pickett or A. Wilkinson.

Date made

circa 1780

Time Period

18

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Notes

Company Connection: James Spyers became a freeman in 1760, liveryman in 1770 and died before 1793.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

On the beam, near the turn, SPYERS

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC564

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Case 132mm by 23mm Balance, height 60mm; length of beam 110mm