Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans

Made:: 1750-1900

SMG00210141
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box, originally had stand, English, 1750-1900

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A204706

Materials:: box, wood, box, brass, scales, brass and scales, steel

Measurements:: box: length 262 mm
box: width 140 mm
box: depth 55 mm
beam: length 205 mm
pan: diameter 74 mm
rod: length 190 mm
tripod rest: diameter 65 mm
shears: length 93 mm

type:: scales

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