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1550. Spanish colonial leather dispatch case dated MDC- 1552. Gold miner’s brass pan scales in original painted tin
CLXXVIIII (1779). 1071 grams, 13” x 17”. Excellent condition box, mid-1800s. 336 grams, 7-1/4” x 3-1/2”. Typical design of two
despite a few chips in the leather, with original paper interior lining, pans balanced on chains from a fixed arm, with needlelike pointer in
the sides reinforced with leather stitching and the bottom with two top center, accompanied by seven original weights printed with 1/2,
large straps, the triangular opening mirroring an embossed design, but 1 and 2 ounces and 2, 4 and 5 (two) pennyweights, all intact and
most striking feature is the embossed date highlighted in gold, probably functional. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
rare (first we have seen). With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1553. Bronze “bell-type” balance-scale weight, dated 1855,
found in Key West, Florida. 5690 grams, 6-1/2” tall, 4” in diameter.
Basically a “bell” of bronze filled with a lead core (visible through a
1551. British leg irons with original key, early 1800s. 1094 small depression in the bottom), with handle at top for hanging on a
grams, 21” long. D-shaped clamps connected by chain, with holes in scale, marked with various numbers on top and all over the sides (one
cylindrical straight parts for inserting the key and unlocking, impres- a clear 1855 date), nicely patinated with lots of dents and grooves in
sively intact and in original, uncleaned condition. With photo-certificate. the handle from use, a common design for its time but rarely seen
Estimate: $200-$300.
today. Estimate: $125-$200.

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