Apothecary's balance with brass beam and pans which balance on decorative stand

Made:
1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with brass beam and pans which balance on decorative stand, English ( ?), 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656055
Materials:
brass, steel and cotton
type:
balances

Parts

Brass weighing pans and beam

Brass weighing pans and beam

2 brass pans secured with string to a brass beam, part of an apothecary's balance, possibly England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A656055/1
type:
beam - balance component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Stand from an apothecary's balance

Stand from an apothecary's balance

Part of decorative stand, from an apothecary's balance, possibly England, 1801-1900

Object Number:
A656055/2
type:
stand
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Decorative stand from an apothecary's balance

Decorative stand from an apothecary's balance

Part of decorative stand of a winged creature a top of two snakes, likely being a caduceus, from an apothecary's balance, possibly England, 1801-1900

Object Number:
A656055/3
type:
stand
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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