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https://www.thehoarde.com/dealers/appleby-antiquesA set of late 19th century, English, cast iron scales with a ceramic plate. These are marked, in the casting, “TO WEIGH 7LB”. Each of the brass fittings is stamped “PATENT NO. 30444-23 BRITISH MADE” and the scales date from c.1890. One side of the balance is a cast iron plate to take the weights and the other side, for the meat, has an attractive ceramic plate with a black transfer print depicting the scales of justice and the wording, in Latin, “JUSTITIA VIRTUT UM REGINA” which translates as justice, the Queen of virtues. They are in very good condition.
Dimensions: Length 35.5cm. Width 21.6cm. Height 20.5cm.
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