Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

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Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, in wool-lined rectangular wooden box with 3 brass grain weights, made in England, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A201967
Materials:
scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk, box, wood, box, brass, box, wool and weights, brass
Measurements:
box: length 173 mm
box: width 83 mm
box: depth 32 mm
beam: length 121 mm
pans: diameter 50 mm
[shears]: length 60 mm
weight max: length 17 mm
weight max: width 15 mm
weight min: length 16 mm
weight min: width 10 mm
type:
apothecaries scales
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)