Apothecaries' scales with glass pans

Apothecaries' scales with glass pans, steel beam with knife edge fulcrum, in wooden case, English, mid nineteenth century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A180459
Materials:
scales, glass, scales, silk, scales, steel, case, oak, case, iron and case, brass
Measurements:
balance: width 261 mm
balance: height 275 mm
balance: depth 74 mm
case: length 230 mm
case: width 98 mm
case: depth 37 mm
type:
scales
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Set of seven brass grain weights

Set of seven brass grain weights, rectangular, to weigh 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 1/2 a grain

Measurements:
largest: length 17 mm
largest: width 16 mm
smallest: length 5 mm
smallest: width 6 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A180459 Pt1
type:
weights