Circa 1816 portable Scale for Gold and Silver

[xStampede]

Im unsure about the value for this type of scales, produced by Stamperia Reale di Torino(Royal Printing Torino). It has a price list of gold and silver for Italian regions and cities(Piedmont, Genoa,  Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome and Tuscany)  and some foreign countries(Spain, France and Portugal).

My aunt recieved it from a Torino banker as wedding present long ago.
 
The weights are made of brass.






Anyone have any idea about the estimated value?

[Ipcress]

I would say a few hundred pounds, based on age, scarcity and amount of weights. However, it's possible the Stamperia Reale di Torino published the price list, not produced the scales.

Can you read the inscriptions on the top of the list ?



Very nice indeed.

[bigwull]

I had a set like this in the early 70,s....but they were,nt for weighing gold....more like for M.A.D,s..especially the smoking kind....but they were,nt called gold weighing scales...the were Apothecary...see link,....saw some on ebay for around £150...and on AUS for 2/300AUS $$

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=apothecary+scales&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wdmCUYrKDvK00QXsroCQAw&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=624

[xStampede]

Here is the picture of top left where with the name of owner, Felice was his name, can't read the surname thou...

The weights are for gold coins, the measures on them are for golden coins of that age, for example Luigi is Louis d'or french gold coin, appereantly that was the measure for gold they used back then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_d%27or

What do you think is written there?

[xStampede]

I had a set like this in the early 70,s....but they were,nt for weighing gold....more like for M.A.D,s..especially the smoking kind....but they were,nt called gold weighing scales...the were Apothecary...see link,....saw some on ebay for around £150...and on AUS for 2/300AUS $$

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=apothecary+scales&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wdmCUYrKDvK00QXsroCQAw&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=624

Those are different type, this one is same type of scale as this Gold Coin scale from 1600s http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187337-d243323-i22722601-Money_Museum_Geldmuseum_der_Deutschen_Bundesbank-Frankfurt_Hesse.html

[bigwull]

Well found by you....at this rate we,ll all be surplus to requirements...whic h for me..might be a good thing...as i,ve got to get my house finished...in light of this...then Ippy is,nt far away...

[ghopper1924]

Freakin' cool!

[bigwull]

Freakin' cool!

So is this....

"There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further."

 

[Ipcress]

Freakin' cool!

They are, but they're on Ebay for 3,500

Aint worth that much and here ends the research into the name

[ghopper1924]

Freakin' cool!

So is this....

"There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further."

 

Wehrner von Hardhat.....er...vo n Braun.
If you can tell me the group that coined the first half of that phrase there may be a mango in it for you somewhere..

[bigwull]

Ya really got me.....

[KC]

NICE!!!!

What a neat treasure!

[ghopper1924]

Ya really got me.....

Yeah...you've really got me now...