Apothecary's balance with steel beam

Made:
1850-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam, one glass and one brass pan, in wooden box with stand, a knife, 2 weights and lump of rock, English, 1850-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87668
Materials:
box, wood, box, brass, box, velvet, scales, brass, scales, steel, scales, glass, stand, brass, stand, cotton and weights, metal
Measurements:
box: length 130 mm
box: width 250 mm
box: depth 53 mm
beam: length 200 mm
shears: length 85 mm
type:
balances

Parts

Knife with ivory handles, steel blade, by S. Maw, Son & Thompson, 11-12 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1870-1901.

Knife with ivory handles

Knife with ivory handles, steel blade, by S. Maw, Son & Thompson, 11-12 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1870-1901.

Measurements:
length 172 mm
blade: width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory, ? material
Object Number:
A87668 Pt1
type:
knives
2 very thin metal weights of unknown value - possibly grains

thin metal weights

2 very thin metal weights of unknown value - possibly grains

Measurements:
maximum: length 27 mm
maximum: width 27 mm
minimum: length 17 mm
minimum: width 15 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A87668 Pt2
type:
weights
Wooden box with stand with apothecary's balance with steel beam (without contents see other parts), English, 1850-1900

Wooden box with stand with apothecary's balance with steel beam (without contents see other parts)

Wooden box with stand with apothecary's balance with steel beam (without contents see other parts), English, 1850-1900

Measurements:
box: length 130 mm
box: width 250 mm
box: depth 53 mm
beam: length 200 mm
shears: length 85 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , cotton (textile) , glass , metal (unknown) , steel (metal) , velvet and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A87668 Pt3
type:
balance and case

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