Large apothecary's balance
Large apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans suspended from very long silk cords
- Materials:
- steel , brass , silver (plated), ? material and silk
- Object Number:
- A128420 Pt1
- type:
- scales
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LicenseRectangular, painted wooden chest containing 3 balances, stand
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Rectangular, painted wooden chest containing 3 balances, stand
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Rectangular, painted wooden chest containing 3 balances, stand, weights and accessories, Persian, 1801-1900
This elaborately decorated box contains three separate sets of scales, with a stand. It also contains weights and tweezers of varying sizes which slot into custom-made compartments. These may have been used within the medicine and jewellery trades. Both trades required the precise measurements of goods. The scales suspend two disk-shaped pans off either end of a horizontal pole. The weights in either pan must be equal for the pole to remain horizontal.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A128420
- Measurements:
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overall: 90 mm x 490 mm x 315 mm,
- type:
- scales - weighing device
- credit:
- Putrus
Parts
Elaborately decorated large tweezers
Elaborately decorated large tweezers
Chest for the balances and accesories
Rectangular, painted wooden chest for 3 balances, stand, weights and accessories, Persian, 1801-1900
