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LicenseApothecary's balance with steel beam
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Apothecary's balance with steel beam, and brass in rectangular wooden case, compartment for weights but all missing, made by Aaron Austin, Old Market, Bristol, English, 1750-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655391
- Materials:
- box, wood, box, iron, box, felt, scales, brass, scales, steel and scales, silk
- Measurements:
-
box: length 217 mm
box: width 105 mm
box: depth 29 mm
beam: length 183 mm
pans: depth 52 mm
shears: length 83 mm
- type:
- balances
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