Set of three circular brass weights
Set of three circular brass weights, to weigh 2, 1, and 1/2 drams
Apothecaries scales
- Made:
- 1850-1900
Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and glass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with three sets of weights and book of pink litmus paper, made in England, 1850-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A17461
- Materials:
- scales, steel, scales, glass, scales, leather, scales, silk, box, wood, box, brass, box, felt and weights, brass
- type:
- apothecaries scales
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Set of three circular brass weights
Set of three circular brass weights, to weigh 2, 1, and 1/2 drams
Set of four roughly rectangular brass weights
Set of four roughly rectangular brass weights, to weigh 6, 2x5, and 4 grains
Small rectangular book of pink litmus paper
Small rectangular book of pink litmus paper, with blue and white cover
