Brass  Rocker Brass Gold sovereign scales
Manufactured in the mid 1800's to early 1900's
In fully working order it's 10cm in length 
A very clever design and a scale still current and usable today.
This is a balance scale for full and half sovereigns which also measures the circumference and the thickness.
As gold is one of the heaviest metals one way to forge a sovereign in brass would be to make it slightly larger to make up the weight.
This clever invention puts a stop to that.

You will receive the exact pictured set of scales and its original box

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