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

Parts

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight, to weigh 2/3 ounce

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655534 Pt1
type:
weights
Circular brass sovereign weight

Circular brass sovereign weight

Circular brass sovereign weight, Royal Mint, 1842

Materials:
brass, ? material
Object Number:
A655534 Pt2
type:
weights
Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight

Circular brass weight, to weigh 1/3 ounce

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A655534 Pt3
type:
weights