Chemical balance signed L. Oertling

Chemical balance signed L. Oertling, London, made for Becker with a brass beam. In glazed wooden case with two drawers, with a clear glass insert over a pale green cloth, dated 1903, serial no 8767, model 2SB. There are two spirit levels at right angles at the base of the brass pillar. In the left hand drawer is a box of Oertling weights 50gm to 0,1gm, box serial no. 55492.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1979-107
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and wood (unidentified)
type:
balance, weights
credit:
Sotheby's (Belgravia)

Parts

Chemical balance, signed L.Oertling, London

Chemical balance, signed L.Oertling, London

Chemical balance signed L. Oertling, London, made for Becker, in glazed wooden case with two drawers, with a clear glass insert over a pale green cloth, dated 1903, serial no 8767, model 2SB. There are two spirit levels at right angles at the base of the pillar.

Object Number:
1979-107 Pt1
type:
balance
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Weights for chemical balance by L.Oertling

Weights for chemical balance by L.Oertling

In the left hand drawer is a box of Oertling weights 50gm to 0,1gm, box serial no. 55492. The box has an ivory? nameplate and the tweezers are plain brass.

Object Number:
1979-107 Pt2
type:
weights
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum