Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid
- Made:
- 1750-1900
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Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid, lined with silk and wool, contains coin scales and 2 shilling(?) weights in brass, English, 1750-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665055
- Materials:
- case, tin, case, silk, cloth, case, wool, cloth, case, wood, case, hair, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk, thread and weights, brass
- Measurements:
-
case: length 130 mm
case: width 51 mm
case: depth 17 mm
beam: length 100 mm
pans: diameter 40 mm
shears: length 50 mm
weight max: diameter 23 mm
weight max: thickness 4 mm
- type:
- coin scales
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