Set of scales with oval box-type beam ends, 1870-1901

Made:
1870-1901 in Aldersgate
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Set of scales with oval box-type beam ends, 1 brass pan-holder with glass pan, 1 brass pan, brass stand screws into socket on box top, in wooden box with 1 spare brass pan, 2 glass pans and a set of weights, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656027
Materials:
scales, brass, scales, cotton, scales, glass, stand, brass, stand, silk, box, wood, box, velvet and box, ivory
Measurements:
box, stand and scales: height 375 mm
box, stand and scales: length 260 mm
box, stand and scales: width 133 mm
type:
balances

Parts

Brass stand, screwed on the wooden box top, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901.

Brass stand on wooden box

Brass stand, screwed on the wooden box top, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901.

Measurements:
overall: 375 mm x 260 mm x 133 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt1
type:
scale
Scale beam ends, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Scale beam ends

Scale beam ends, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 194 mm x 100 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt2
type:
component and component - object
Circular brass 1/4 ounce weight, probably from a nest

Circular brass quarter ounce weight

Circular brass 1/4 ounce weight, probably from a nest

Measurements:
diameter 15 mm
depth 6 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A656027 Pt3
type:
weights
Brass pan-holder, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass pan-holder

Brass pan-holder, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt4
type:
component and component - object
Glass pan, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Glass pan

Glass pan, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 53 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A656027 Pt7
type:
component and component - object
Grass pan, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Glass pan

Grass pan, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 53 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A656027 Pt8
type:
component and component - object
Brass weight to weigh 4 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 4 grains

Brass weight to weigh 4 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 15 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt9
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 6 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 6 grains

Brass weight to weigh 6 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 19 mm x 19 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt10
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 20 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 20 grains

Brass weight to weigh 20 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 11 mm x 10 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt11
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 30 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 30 grains

Brass weight to weigh 30 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 10 mm x 10 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt12
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 40 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 40 grains

Brass weight to weigh 40 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 10 mm x 11 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt13
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 50 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 50 grains

Brass weight to weigh 50 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 12 mm x 12 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt14
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 60 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 60 grains

Brass weight to weigh 60 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 13 mm x 13 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt15
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 70 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 70 grains

Brass weight to weigh 70 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 155 mm x 14 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt16
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 80 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 80 grains

Brass weight to weigh 80 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 16 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt17
type:
brass weight
Brass weight to weigh 100 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Brass weight to weigh 100 grains

Brass weight to weigh 100 grains, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
overall: 21 mm x 23 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A656027 Pt18
type:
brass weight
Glass pan

Glass pan

Glass pan

Measurements:
overall: 77 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A656027 Pt19
type:
glass pan

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