Set of coin scales

SMG00210316

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Set of coin scales, steel beam, with ovoid box type beam ends, in oval painted tin box with one weight, English, nineteenth century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A117363
Materials:
steel, brass, tin, wood, silk and wool
Measurements:
scales: height 165 mm
scales: width 140 mm
scales: depth 40 mm
box: length 129 mm
box: width 53 mm
box: depth 18 mm
type:
coin scales
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)