- Title:
- Bank of England bullion balance by Maudslay & Co
- Object name(s):
- bullion balance; beamscale; bullion balance; beamscale
- Brief description:
- Bank of England Bullion Balance of 1820. Steel beam 28" long inscribed on one face "Bank of England AD 1820" and on reverse face "J. Barton, Invr. AD 1820; Maudslay and Co. Fecerunt". Fitted steel knife edges, pan shackles with double steel bearing planes, downward pointer and gravity screw bobs for sensitivity adjustment
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- weighing & measuring
- Associated concept:
- beamscale
- Associated concept:
- bullion balance
- Associated place:
- England
- Place association:
- association details
- Credit line:
- Johnson Matthey and Co
- Material:
- steel
- Material:
- brass
- Material:
- complete
- Object name:
- bullion balance; beamscale; bullion balance; beamscale
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1820
- Date - latest:
- 1820
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1820
- Date - latest:
- 1820
- Object production person:
- Maudslay and Company; Barton, J.
- Object production place:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1933-635
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 3286/4/1
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Weighing & Measuring
- Non confidential restriction level:
- level2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/190d822b-78bd-3cfd-a45b-fd8dadd450c9
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/190d822b-78bd-3cfd-a45b-fd8dadd450c9, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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