Spring balance
John Hughes (b.1836-?) (scale designer)
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass; steel
Measurements
4 ins (Length)
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1274966.2
Summary
One of two pocket spring balances. With a steel body and a ring at the top and a hook at the bottom. Brass scale. Marked "HUGHES/POCKET BALANCE/BRITISH MADE/PATENT NO. 5 graduations 0-25(lb)".
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Marks and inscriptions
On scale: HUGHES/POCKET BALANCE/BRITISH MADE/PATENT NO. 5 graduations 0-25(lb)
Makers and roles
John Hughes (b.1836-?) (scale designer), scale manufacturer George Salter & Co. Ltd, scale manufacturer