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Original Spanish pan-scale weight from Valencia in wooden case dated 1761.

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Original Spanish pan-scale weight from Valencia in wooden case dated 1761.
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Original Spanish pan-scale weight from Valencia in wooden case dated 1761. 236 grams, 7-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/4". Great little antique scale with 2 brass pans hanging via red thread from a iron arms, all housed in a custom box with 3 brass weights (2 smaller ones missing), each one marked, the lid of the box inked with owner's name Vicente Sala on the outside and applied paper on the inside with the coat of arms and 1761 date and "IOSEPH PLANES y Ferrer, Refinador de pesos y pesas, por el Rey y la Ciudad de Valencia," with simple wire hinge and clasp in front.