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Money balance case
Money balance case, tin-plate, flat oval form with hinged lid, the inside bottom of the case lined with woollen felt and the inside of the lid lined with cushioned silk; covered with black japan with to the upper surface of the lid a tortoiseshell ground with a reddish tone. The case contains a brass money balance, two brass weights, four small squares of brass punched with small circles, and a token of the Royal Mint dated 1821.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50105
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Acquisition
Purchase, 5/11/1925
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2
Length
(cm): 13
Width
(cm): 6
Height
(in): 13
Length
(in): 5
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
welded
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
felt
silk
Location
In store
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