Set of scales

Made:
1801-1900
SMG00212685

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Set of scales, brass beam with swan-neck beam ends, brass pans, in oval tin box lined with black silk, European, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659954
Materials:
brass, tin, silk and hide
Measurements:
scales: height 205 mm
scales: width 133 mm
scales: depth 44 mm
box: length 131 mm
box: width 58 mm
box: depth 17 mm
type:
balances

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