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Founded in 1872 as the first residential college of the University of Melbourne, Trinity College holds rich and significant cultural collections of art works, archival and museum holdings.
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Trinity College Cultural Collections
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Trinity College Cultural Collections
postcard photograph, Trinity College Melbourne, c.1900
early photograph of the College.
Commercially produced postcard of the Leeper building of Trinity College.
Front is signed 'Eileen Williams' and post marked 'Melbourne 17/01/1905/ 3.30' Back: printed - 'post card - Melbourne\ The address only to be written on this side.' Back: handwritten - 'Mons Maurice Valet\ 12 Claudesstrausse\ Germany. (other notes in French). Date stamped 'Bestellt\ vom\ Postamte 23\ 7 1/4 - 8 3/4'
trinity college melbourne, leeper building
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Trinity College Cultural Collections
Sovereign balance
Brass balance for weighing one soveriegn and half sovereigns. Contained in a small orange coloured cardboard box which opens in half.
A 'crown' etched on the left of the fulcrum and 'sovereign' and 'warranted' etched in the first circle and 'sovereign' '1/2' ( half) on the second circle. Box has writing " Improved sovereign balance\To weign and gauge soveriegns and half sovereigns\Being so exact that no conterfeit can possibly go through the gauge\of sufficient weight to turn the balance.
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Trinity College Cultural Collections
Sovereign balance
Brass balance for weighing one soveriegn and half sovereigns. Contained in a small orange coloured cardboard box which opens in half.
A 'crown' etched on the left of the fulcrum and 'sovereign' and 'warranted' etched in the first circle and 'sovereign' '1/2' ( half) on the second circle. Box has writing " Improved sovereign balance\To weign and gauge soveriegns and half sovereigns\Being so exact that no conterfeit can possibly go through the gauge\of sufficient weight to turn the balance.
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Trinity College Cultural CollectionsSovereign balance, c.1850
Sovereigns are no longer used as currency in Australia.
Brass balance for weighing one soveriegn and half sovereigns. Contained in a small orange coloured cardboard box which opens in half.
A 'crown' etched on the left of the fulcrum and 'sovereign' and 'warranted' etched in the first circle and 'sovereign' '1/2' ( half) on the second circle. Box has writing " Improved sovereign balance\To weigh and gauge soveriegns and half sovereigns\Being so exact that no conterfeit can possibly go through the gauge\of sufficient weight to turn the balance."
sovereign, sovereigns, half sovereigns, george w rusden
