Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

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Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, with 9 assorted weights, English, 1831-1870

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68937
Materials:
scales, brass, scales, steel, scales, silk, weights, brass, box, wood and box, velvet
type:
balances
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

2 roughly square brass weights

2 roughly square brass weights

2 roughly square brass weights, to weigh 2 drams

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt1
type:
weights
2 square brass weights

2 square brass weights

2 square brass weights, to weigh 2 drams

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt2
type:
weights
Square brass 1 dram weight

Square brass 1 dram weight

Square brass 1 dram weight

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt3
type:
weights
Roughly rectangular brass 1/2 dram weight

Roughly rectangular brass 1/2 dram weight

Roughly rectangular brass 1/2 dram weight

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt4
type:
weights
Roughly rectangular brass 2 scruple weight

Roughly rectangular brass 2 scruple weight

Roughly rectangular brass 2 scruple weight

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt5
type:
weights
Roughly square brass 1 scruple weight

Roughly square brass 1 scruple weight

Roughly square brass 1 scruple weight

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt6
type:
weights
Roughly square brass 1/2 scruple weights

Roughly square brass 1/2 scruple weights

Roughly square brass 1/2 scruple weights

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A68937 Pt7
type:
weights