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Lot 1138
A brass spring balance, by Salter, early 20th century, marked in lbs for weighing parcels, rates of postage for 1923 onwards, with sleeve case, 12cm long, together with a Salters letter balance, with hanging pan, stamped 'Salters Letter Balance', and a German pendulum letter scale, with enamel scale in grams, 16.5cm high (3)
Lot 1145
A tin cased sovereign balance, by Harrison of Birmingham, c.1820/30, with a single circular pan and circular revolving scale, case 8cm high This variation was considered awkward and inefficient and was consequently removed from production. Only two examples have been found. This is the example featured on page 8 of Michael Crawforth's publication on sovereign balances.
Lot 1154
A nickel alloy coin scale balance, by John Greaves & Son, c.1839/45, the left-hand arm being preloaded to an half sovereign,16.8cm long This scale is numbered 10 in fig.64, page 148 of 'Money Scales and Weights' by Sheppard & Musham, with an example numbered 11, suggesting they were possibly individually numbered.
Lot 1165
Henry Hooper, a brass shelf edge postal bismar, with medallion form weight, the obverse with the royal coat of arms within a garter, and legend 'The Post Office Letter Weight', the reverse with crowned drapes for Rowland Hill's plan of penny postage, for 'H. Hooper, 12 Aug. 1839, registered No.1, pursuant to 2 Vic. Ch. 17', measuring ½ - 4oz, and with sprung letter clip struck 'Hooper's Spring Holder, reg 68. 2.Vic C. 17', beam 16.3cm long Henry Hooper, publisher (working 1828-1842), took out the first ever Design Registration in 1839. He made five versions of this scale ranging in price between 1/9 and 10/6, celebrating Rowland Hill's Penny Post, and he advertised his letter weighers very widely in British newspapers around 1840. He specialised in pamphlets, newspapers and magazines, running the organisation from his home, his office at 13 Pall Mall East, and retailed at the Corner of Catherine Street with the Strand, not shying away from publishing pamphlets about contentious issues of a political nature. The medallions were made by 'Silvester & Co., 27 Strand, Goldsmiths and Engravers of Seals and Copper Plates' (working 1804-1843). Prior to 1839, the cost of sending a letter was charged by distance travelled and the number of sheets of paper. With the implementation of the Penny Post from 12 August 1839 onwards, the cost was determined by the weight of the letter, irrespective of the length of its journey.
Lot 1201
A pillar gold scale, by Sampson Mordan & Co., c.1820, the lever stamped 'S Mordan & Co.', with scrolled decoration to the support, with a walnut base with a single drawer containing a box of carat weights, 13.7cm wide, 17cm high The green Moroccan leather box made by Mordan is only the second example known, see article in Equilibrium 2005 issue no 1, pgs. 2987-2989.
Lot 382
MISCELLANEOUS 19TH C AND LATER BYGONES TO INCLUDE A POSTAL SCALE, GLASS INKWELL, SOUVENIR ALBUM FROM THE HOLY LAND WITH OLIVE WOOD BOARDS, PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, TENNIS RACKET AND BALL, KATE GREENAWAY'S BIRTHDAY BOOK FOR CHILDREN (DATED 1880), EARLY 20TH C GILT BRASS STRUT FRAME CONTAINING AN IVORY MINIATURE OF A LADY AND GALLANT (FADED), TREEN, METALWORK, ETC
Lot 227
Eleven demitasse coffee cans and saucers, 20th century, including a Crown Staffordshire example decorated with pink roses below cobalt and gilt scale border, a Royal Doulton powder blue and Greek key design cup and saucer, two Royal Worcester powdered blue ground cans and saucers, a pink ground cup and saucer with silver mount, a Minton powder pink ground can and saucer etc (22)
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