Apothecary scale set, 1750

Scope and content:

Contained in wooden and fabric box; peeling label on inside of box: Samuel Freeman, Leadenhall Street, London Makes ye finest Assay & Diamond Scales wth all other Beams, Scales, Weights Still (see below note); Wilie Davis loaned to A. Davis July 1829, handwritten on inside of box; set includes: 2-plate apothecary scale; 4 round weights, different sizes; 7 square weights, varying sizes; 1 square thin plate; 1 bent nail. ... (Label note: Three generations were called Samuel Freeman, so only the style can be used to date this label and box. The Coat of Arms was used from 1714 until 1800, the lack of a street number suggests a date before 1765 and the spelling of steelyard as 'stilliard' suggests a date before about 1760. As Samuel Freeman II worked with his son from 1752 until his death in 1757, this suggests a date before 1752.)

Physical facet:

BRASS, METAL, WOOD, PAPER, AND STRING

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