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
Measurements:
box: length 171 mm
box: width 80 mm
box: depth 27 mm
beam: length 150 mm
pans: diameter 62 mm
type:
apothecaries scales
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Set of three circular brass weights

Set of three circular brass weights

Set of three circular brass weights, to weigh 2, 1, and 1/2 drams

Measurements:
maximum: diameter 20 mm
minimum: diameter 14 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A17461 Pt1
type:
weights sets
Set of three circular brass weights

Set of three circular brass weights

Set of three circular brass weights, to weigh 2, 1, and 1/2 drams

Measurements:
maximum: diameter 15 mm
minimum: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A17461 Pt2
type:
weights sets
Set of four roughly rectangular brass weights

Set of four roughly rectangular brass weights

Set of four roughly rectangular brass weights, to weigh 6, 2x5, and 4 grains

Measurements:
maximum: length 14 mm
maximum: width 10 mm
minimum: length 7 mm
minimum: width 6 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A17461 Pt3
type:
weights sets
Small rectangular book of pink litmus paper

Small rectangular book of pink litmus paper

Small rectangular book of pink litmus paper, with blue and white cover

Measurements:
length 64 mm
width 13 mm
depth 63 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A17461 Pt4
type:
litmus paper

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