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A lacquered-brass precision balance,
signed Ladd & Oertling London, the slender pillar supporting the beam, graduated 9-0-9, with agate ends, the silvered pans suspended by looped wire sections, incorporating a level and cross-bubble, ivory balance scale, the beam with screw suspension, contained in a glazed mahogany case, with two accessory drawers, on adjustable feet -- 22¼in. (56.5cm.) wide
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signed Ladd & Oertling London, the slender pillar supporting the beam, graduated 9-0-9, with agate ends, the silvered pans suspended by looped wire sections, incorporating a level and cross-bubble, ivory balance scale, the beam with screw suspension, contained in a glazed mahogany case, with two accessory drawers, on adjustable feet -- 22¼in. (56.5cm.) wide
See Illustration (detail)