Early 19th Century German Coin Scale by Johann Caspar Mittelstenscheid

The maker's label on the underside of the lid; within is a balance scale with steel beam and brass pans plus eighteen (18) weights stamped for such popular European coins as the Spanish pistole, the French Louis d'Or, and the Dutch guilder; the weights are also identified with hand-painted names; the set housed in a maple case (1 x 7-1/4 x 4-1/4 in.).

Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina

Very good estate condition.