Coin scales, steel beam,brass pans,nine penny weights, six grain weights

Made:: 1830-1871 in England

Set of coin scales, steel beam and brass pans

Set of coin scales, steel beam and brass pans
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Set of coin scales, steel beam and brass pans, oval box-type beam ends, in rectangular wooden box, with nine pennyweights and six grain weights, English, 1830-1871

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A665074

Materials:: steel, brass, wood, silk and velvet

Measurements:: scales: height 244 mm
scales: width 197 mm
scales: depth 63 mm
box: length 173 mm
box: width 84 mm
box: depth 30 mm

type:: coin scales

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Parts

Four roughly rectangular brass weights, each to weigh four pennyweights

Four roughly rectangular brass weights, each to weigh four pennyweights

Four roughly rectangular brass weights, each to weigh four pennyweights

Measurements:: longest: length 17 mm
thickest: depth 4 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665074 Pt1

type:: weights

One rectangular solid brass weight, to weigh one pennyweight

One rectangular solid brass weight, to weigh one pennyweight

One rectangular solid brass weight, to weigh one pennyweight

Measurements:: length 15 mm
width 15 mm
depth 4 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665074 Pt2

type:: weights

One rectangular solid brass weight

One rectangular solid brass weight

One rectangular solid brass weight, to weigh three pennyweights

Measurements:: length 13 mm
width 13 mm
depth 4 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665074 Pt3

type:: weights

One rectangular brass weight

One rectangular brass weight

One rectangular brass weight, to weigh one pennyweight

Measurements:: length 11 mm
width 10 mm
depth 2 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665074 Pt4

type:: weights

Six thin rectangular sheet of brass weights

Six thin rectangular sheet of brass weights

Six thin rectangular sheet of brass weights

Measurements:: largest: length 18 mm
largest: width 18 mm
smallest: length 12 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665074 Pt5

type:: weights

Coin scales, steel beam,brass pans,nine penny weights, six grain weights

Coin scales, steel beam,brass pans,nine penny weights, six grain weights

Set of coin scales, steel beam and brass pans, England, 1830-1871

Measurements:: overall: 244 mm x 197 mm x 63 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , silk , steel (metal) , velvet and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: A665074/6

type:: coin scales

Box for coin scales

Box for coin scales

Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid, England, 1830-1871

Measurements:: overall: 84 mm x 30 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , silk , steel (metal) , velvet and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: A665074/7

type:: box - container