A German ebonised cased pair of coin scales Johann Caspar Mittelstenscheid, Lennep, early 19th century With filed steel beam fitted with central knife-edge pivot incorporating vertical pointer within arched armature to centre and loops for attaching the brass pans suspended via three cotton lines to each end, in ebonised pocket case with a selection of various weights named with their numismatic equivalent and applied with trade label to lid inscribed Deife geachte Waag und Gewicht, macht, Ibro Churfurftl. Durchl., zu Pfalz-Bayern, gnagigft privilegirter und, gefchworner, JOHANN CASPAR MITTELSTENSCHEIDT, in der Bergifchen Hauptftadt Lennep, 18.. the exterior of the case with caddy moulded edge to top and two hinged securing clasps, (two weight apertures vacant), 18cm (7ins) wide; with a German simple portable lacquered brass table-top sextant, Polytechniker Brandegger, Ellwangen, mid 19th century, the folding frame with cylindrical section lower rail drilled to take adjustable tripod supports and fitted at one end with pivoted arched scale calibrated in degrees, the other end with angled upper frame member drilled for a plumb bob at the apex and central adjustable arm stamped Brandegger fitted with pin-hole projection sight and steel pointer for the elevation scale, in original scumbled pine box with wooden rule and printed with trade label inscribed Taschen-Sertant, .. Stellung der Uhr, nach der Sonne, von, Polytechniker Brandegger, in Ellwangen , the box 23cm (9.125ins) long, (2). Johann Caspar Mittelstenscheid was born in 1764 and trained under his uncle Peter Braselmann, in Wichlinghausen. He specialised in producing coin scales and died in 1819.