Apothecary's scales with steel beam and brass pans

Made:: 1750-1850 in Aldersgate

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Apothecary's scales with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box with 8 weights, made by Joseph Reynolds, London, English, 1750-1850

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656005

Materials:: box, wood, box, iron, box, felt, scales, brass, scales, steel, scales, silk and weights, brass

Measurements:: box: length 170 mm
box: width 83 mm
box: depth 27 mm
beam: length 150 mm
pans: diameter 57 mm
shears: length 70 mm

type:: balances

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