Set of apothecaries' scales

Set of apothecaries' scales

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Set of apothecaries' scales, brass pans and steel beam, rectangular wooden box together with 3 weight, European, mid nineteenth century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655534
Materials:
scales, brass, scales, steel, scales, silk, case, wood and case, iron
Measurements:
scales: width 235 mm
scales: height 250 mm
scales: depth 65 mm
case: length 195 mm
case: width 91 mm
case: depth 29 mm
type:
balances

Parts

Circular brass weight, to weigh 2/3 ounce

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight, to weigh 2/3 ounce

Measurements:
diameter 25 mm
depth 4 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655534 Pt1
type:
weights
Circular brass sovereign weight, Royal Mint, 1842

Circular brass sovereign weight

Circular brass sovereign weight, Royal Mint, 1842

Measurements:
diameter 20 mm
depth 3 mm
Materials:
brass, ? material
Object Number:
A655534 Pt2
type:
weights
Circular brass weight, to weigh 1/3 ounce

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight, to weigh 1/3 ounce

Measurements:
diameter 20 mm
depth 3 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655534 Pt3
type:
weights