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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Made:
1701-1725
Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans
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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, with 17 assorted weights English, early 18th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655210
Materials:
scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk, weights, brass, box, wood and box, velvet
type:
balances
credit:
Yearsley, M.

Parts

Four rougly square 2 dram weights

Four rougly square 2 dram weights

Four rougly square 2 dram weights, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt1
type:
weights
Four roughly square brass 1 dram weights

Four roughly square brass 1 dram weights

Four roughly square brass 1 dram weights

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt2
type:
weights
Two roughly square brass 1/2 dram weights

Two roughly square brass 1/2 dram weights

Two roughly square brass 1/2 dram weights

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt3
type:
weights
Roughly square brass 2 scruple weights

Roughly square brass 2 scruple weights

Roughly square brass 2 scruple weights

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt4
type:
weights
Rectangular brass 1 scruple weight

Rectangular brass 1 scruple weight

Rectangular brass 1 scruple weight

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt5
type:
weights
Four thin brass weight roughly rectangular

Four thin brass weight roughly rectangular

Four thin brass weight roughly rectangular, 6, 5, 4 and 3 grains

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt6
type:
weights
Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight, of unknown denomination

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655210 Pt7
type:
weights
Case for apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Case for apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Case for apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, with 17 assorted weights English, early 18th century

Object Number:
A655210/8
type:
balances

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