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Date1630-1660
Terms
- Scales
- Brass
- Steel
- Maple
- Pine
- England
MarkingsLabel: "Gold scales, Dr. Philip Read, first physician in Concord. Died 1696." G.T.
Object numberPER0712
DescriptionMaple, brass, steel. Pine case. Complete except for one weight. Weights are stamped like coins and fitted into round depressions in the case. Stamped in two ways: 1) with crowned head of Charles II on one side, and the legend "Carolus Rex," and the crown and numerals indicating weight on the other, and 2) with the head or three-quarter figure of the King, with crown and sceptre, and the legend I.R. MA. BRIT. on one side, the crown and numerals indicating weight on the other.
Collections
- Timepieces and Scientific Instruments
Object number: H2249
Object number: H2267A
Object number: H2267B
Object number: H0119
