Oval lacquered tin case

Made:: 1771-1900

SMG00212692
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Oval lacquered tin case, lined with woollen cloth, contains scales with steel beam and brass pans, and a single 5 pennyweight 8 grain weight, figure of justice painted on lid, English, 1771-1900

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Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A665043

Materials:: case, tin, case, wool, cloth, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk and weight, brass

Measurements:: case: length 132 mm
case: width 60 mm
case: depth 16 mm
beam: length 107 mm
pans: diameter 41 mm
shears: length 57 mm
weight: diameter 18 mm
weight: depth 3 mm

type:: coin scales

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Oval lacquered tin case

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