Rectangular wooden box containing apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pans

Rectangular wooden box containing apothecary's balance with

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Rectangular wooden box containing apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pans, brass pillar screwed to box, European, 1801-1900

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Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A89070
Materials:
wood, brass, steel, glass, velvet and silk
Measurements:
box: length 117 mm
box: width 225 mm
box, including pillar: height 217 mm
beam: length 153 mm
pans: diameter 85 mm
type:
balances
credit:
Coy, O.