| Description |
Pair of 19th Century Alaska Gold Rush Scales. Good to Very Good. A circa 1890s scale is housed in a green, oval-shaped tin case measuring 8.7 x 4.3 x 1.6 inches. "Alaska" is painted in gold on the lid. Surface rust on the exteriors of the case is apparent overall but is most significant on the bottom. The scale pans measure approximately 3.8 inches across. The scale is accompanied by three knob weights weighing half, one, and two troy ounces, plus a 1-dwt. puck, a 2-dwt. puck, and a 5-dwt. puck. The weights are contained in a wooden inset. A Joseph Mayer & Bros. scale is housed in a green tin case measuring 7.2 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches and showing some surface rust. The lid has "Max L. Anger 1899 Nome Alaska" scratched into the paint. Max Anger lived on Front Street in Nome, Alaska, until at least 1902. On the inside of the lid is the original paper manufacturer's label. Joseph Mayer & Bros. were wholesale and retail jewelers in Seattle, Washington. The scale pans measure approximately 3.3 inches across. The scale originally contained four troy ounces in weights, made up of two knob weights weighing one and two troy ounces, plus a 10-dwt. puck, a 5-dwt. puck, two 2-dwt. pucks, and a 1-dwt. puck. The 5-dwt. puck and the 1-dwt. puck are absent, but an extra 10-dwt. puck is included. The weights are housed in a wooden inset. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15699 (realized $120).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11611 |
