Apothecaries balance with brass beam and horn pans

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Apothecaries balance with brass beam and horn pans, in rectangular wooden box, one set of grain weights in box, English, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665728
Materials:
scales, brass, scales, horn, scales, silk, box, wood, box, brass, box, velvet, weights, brass and weights, alloy
Measurements:
box: length 190 mm
box: width 87 mm
box: depth 42 mm
beam: length 151 mm
pans: diameter 64 mm
shears: length 93 mm
weight, max.: length 16 mm
weight, max.: width 15 mm
weight, min: length 7 mm
weight, min: width 7 mm
type:
apothecaries scales