Apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pans
- Made:
- 1850-1900
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited
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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pans, in wooden box with set of 7 grain weights, made by W. and T. Avery, Birmingham, English, 1850-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A15263
- Materials:
- box, mahogany, box, brass, box, velvet, scales, steel, scales, glass, scales, silk and weights, brass
- Measurements:
-
box: length 175 mm
box: width 90 mm
box: depth 34 mm
beam: length 150 mm
pans: diameter 67 mm
shears: length 65 mm
maximum: length 15 mm
maximum: width 16 mm
minimum: length 6 mm
- type:
- balances
- credit:
- Phillips, Son and Neale
