Oval lacquered tin case with hinged lid
- Made:
- 1701-1900
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Oval lacquered tin case with hinged lid, contains coin scales in brass and steel, and three assorted weights, belonged to the father of Sir G. Buchanan, English, 1701-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659960
- Materials:
- case, tin, scales and weights, brass, scales, steel and scales, silk
- Measurements:
-
case: length 146 mm
case: width 64 mm
case: depth 16 mm
beam: length 127 mm
pans: diameter 49 mm
shears: length 56 mm
square weight: length 17 mm
square weight: width 16 mm
weight, max: diameter 30 mm
- type:
- coin scales
- credit:
- Buchanan
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