Collection of pocket size scales and weights, English, French, German and Dutch, 18th century

Top Row: Coin Scales with a complete set of weights in a walnut case made by Johann Daniel Vom Berg, Berg & Mark States, Germany, c.1780; Framed invoice from Charles de Grave, Scale Maker to His Majesty, 1798; Diamond Scales, with tweezer closure and five carat weights, English or French, c.1800 (brass, gilt brass and ebony); Coin Scales with three weights, made by John Harris (1690-1720) English, c.1700; Second Row: Diamond Scales with tweezers-cum-scoop, English, early 18th century (silver, mulberry wood and silver mounts); Postal Scales for Rowland Hill's penny postage, attached to a table vice, English, mid 19th century (brass); Coins Scales with a steel beam balance and the original green silk cords and gold thread knots, with English and Portuguese coins, English, c.1770; Coin Scales, with a set of gilt weights in a case lined with silk and marbled paper, possibly made by S. Boutandon (fl.1650-71) French; Front row: Coin Scales, with a complete set of weights, made by Meister Henricus Kirch (1749-81) Cologne, 18th century; Two pans bearing the royal cipher 'IR', James I period, c.1613 (silver);