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Apothecary's balance, with steel beam and hallmarked silver pans, in wooden box with six assorted weights, English, 1778-1780
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A140049
- Materials:
- box, mahogany, box, brass, box, velvet, scales, steel, scales, silver, scales, silk, weights, brass and weights, steel, ? material
- Measurements:
-
box: length 170 mm
box: width 85 mm
box: depth 30 mm
beam: length 145 mm
pans: diameter 56 mm
shears: length 60 mm
- type:
- balances
- credit:
- Glendining
Parts
Four square weights
Set of four square weights, to weigh 200, 50, 40, and 30 grains, bevelled edges
- Measurements:
-
maximum: length 22 mm
maximum: width 22 mm
minimum: length 11 mm
minimum: width 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel, ? material
- Object Number:
- A140049 Pt2
- type:
- weights
Square steel weight
Square steel weight of unknown denomination, 32 scratches on top
- Measurements:
-
length 13 mm
width 13 mm
- Materials:
- steel, ? material
- Object Number:
- A140049 Pt3
- type:
- weights
Apothecary's balance
Apothecary's balance, with steel beam and hallmarked silver pans, in wooden box (without weights see other parts), English, 1778-1780
- Measurements:
-
box: length 170 mm
box: width 85 mm
box: depth 30 mm
beam: length 145 mm
pans: diameter 56 mm
shears: length 60 mm
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , velvet , steel (metal) , silver (metal) and silk
- Object Number:
- A140049 Pt4
