Picture No | 10219585 |
Date | 1845 |
Description | The Weighing Office at the Bank of England 1845 |
Details |
Detail of the Sovereign weighing machine invented by Mr Bate to deal with the crisis in light gold coinage in the early eighteen forties.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 22 March 1845, page 189 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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