Gold Rush Pocket Scale

1800s

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Miners used pocket scales like this to weigh gold they found while prospecting. The discovery of gold in California sparked a wave of westward migration beginning in 1848. The following year, 80,000 eager “forty-niners” arrived in California, hoping to strike it rich.

2014-03.01

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Title: Gold Rush Pocket Scale
Date Created: 1800s
Original Source: National Constitution Center
Rights: National Constitution Center Collection

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