Object number
54/685/1
Creator
Description
Main beam of a steelyard, a weighing device. Used in Beaconsfield, thought to have been made by Thomas Beach of Birmingham in the late 18th C..
This is the main beam of a steelyard, a weighing device in which a single weight is moved along a graduated beam in order to balance with the object being weighed, which is hung on hooks at the opposite end of the steelyard. It was used in Beaconsfield, and is thought to have been made by Thomas Beach of Birmingham in the late eighteenth century.
Physical description
1 main beam of steelyard: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…:’This is a weighing machine in which a single weight is moved along a graduated beam. // It belonged to Mr John Sulton of Beaconsfield + Tylers Green + is thought to be more than 120 years old. // [insert] The Antique Metalware Society, during a visit to MERL in June 2002, identified this object as having been made by Thomas Beach of Birmingahm (who retired in 1797) WAB 27/6/2002 [end insert]'
Production place
Birmingham
Production date
1775-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Late-eighteenth century
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Material
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