
Analytical chemical balance in glazed cabinet.
- maker:
- Florenz Sartorius








Analytical balance in cast iron framed case with glass panels and white marble base, capacity 200 grammes, by Florenz Sartorius, Göttingen, Germany, 1874-1876. Associated with 1876-369.
Balance, made by Florenz Sartorius, can distinguish weights between samples that differ by as little as one part in a million. Sartorius founded his balance-making business in 1870 in Germany.
Details
- Category:
- Experimental Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 1876-380
- Materials:
- copper (metal), nickel plated, iron, glass, marble (limestone), cotton (thread) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 460 mm x 415 mm x 279 mm, Wt. 13.585kg
- type:
- analytical balance
- credit:
- Sartorius, Florenz