Set of apothecary's scales

Set of apothecary's scales, steel beam with swan-necked beam ends, glass pans with 5 weights, 5 tables of equivalents written on paper inside lid, English, 1831-1870

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68936
Materials:
scales, steel, scales, glass, scales, silk, box, mahogany, box, brass and box, velvet
type:
balances
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Set of 5 rectangular brass weights to weigh 6

Set of 5 rectangular brass weights to weigh 6, 3, 2, 1 and 1/2 a gram

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68936 Pt1
type:
weights
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum