Set of scales with steel beam and glass pans

Made:: 1837-1900 in London

maker:: De Grave, Short and Fanner

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Set of scales with steel beam and glass pans, swan-necked beam ends in wooden case with 10 assorted weights, made by DeGrave, Short & Fanner, 58/59 St. Martin Le Grand, London, England, 1837-1900.

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656404

Materials:: scales, steel, scales, glass, scales, silk, box, wood, box, brass and box, velvet

Measurements:: scales: height 272 mm
scales: width 255 mm
scales: depth 70 mm
case: length 200 mm
case: width 102 mm
case: depth 38 mm

type:: balances

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