Apothecary's balance with steel beam

Made:: 1750-1900 in Bristol

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Apothecary'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

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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

type:: balances

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Apothecary's balance with steel beam

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