Set of apothecary's scales

Made:: 1831-1870

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

Measurements:: scales: height 274 mm
scales: length 230 mm
scales: width 70 mm
case: length 200 mm
case: width 99 mm
case: depth 30 mm

type:: balances

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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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

Measurements:: largest: length 20 mm
largest: width 19 mm
smallest: length 5 mm
smallest: width 6 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A68936 Pt1

type:: weights

Accessories for apothecary scales

A box containing accessories for apothecary scales including two glass weighing pans with cords, a brush, steel beam with swan-necked beam ends and other items. The lid has a paper attached with has useful information handwritten on it.