Weighing Scales, Currency Control, 18th, Jecker, Paris, Signed,

JECKER François Antoine (1765-1834) Apprenticeship in London with Jesse Ramsden (1786 to 1792), then established in Paris in 1792. When the assignats fell, when coins reappeared, most often cropped and altered, JECKER rendered a service immense in trade by the invention of a new Weighing Scales, of such rigorous accuracy that it was difficult to contest with its help the slightest alterations. More than eighty thousand of these instruments were sold in a short time: until then England had preserved the exclusive manufacture of them.
The scale works on a folding foot in its box, rectangular and slender. At the end, a hook is used to hold the coins to be weighed. Its case is mahogany. In the lid is glued a "table of gold coins currency in the different states of Europe with the designation of their weight". The arm is graduated from 1 to 4.8 each graduation being then divided into 12. This trebuchet works using the original sliding counterweight, allowing the lever to weigh the gold coins of the time.
This object was sold in the gardens of the Palais Royal, Allée des Images, on the side of the Fromagerie, by Nogared-Dubuisson, (very rare label as a bonus)....
Dimensions: Box: 15.5cm x 3cm.
Condition: Good, but needs to be cleaned, trebuchet is complete, in original condition,... the box shows a minimal crack underneath. This object is for immediate purchase, payable by credit card or paypal. - eclectic - antique dealers since 1970, Siret: FR 24.430113233. Invoice and Certificate are attached to each of our shipments.