Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans
- Made:
- 1850-1900 in Birmingham
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited
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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in small red leather covered box, with 3 assorted weights (?), made by W. and T. Avery, Birmingham, England, 1850-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656006
- Materials:
- box, wood, box, leather, box, velvet, scales, steel, scales, brass, cotton, weights, brass and weights, lead, ? material
- Measurements:
-
box: length 140 mm
box: width 60 mm
box: depth 18 mm
beam: length 120 mm
pans: diameter 45 mm
shears: length 55 mm
dram weight: length 13 mm
dram weight: width 13 mm
lead weight ?: diameter 12 mm
other weight ?: diameter 12 mm
- type:
- balances
