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Balance
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Balance

Beach, T. · late eighteenth century · box: 6 cm x 29 cm x 15.6 cm; 2 3/8 in x 11 7/16 in x 6 1/8 in

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Small balance with a 9-inch iron beam—inscribed “T. BEACH” on one side, and “BEACH” on the other—and two brass pans 5 inches diameter. The whole is held in a rectangular oak box. Thomas Beach was a balance maker in Birmingham, England.

National Museum of American History’s own description
Credit lineBalance. late eighteenth century. Beach, T.. National Museum of American History, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood. CC0.

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