Portable assay balance by O.Wolters

Made:: 1895 in London

Portable assay balance by O.Wolters, London 1895. inside the case are two circular ivory cases of weights by Oertling (1000=0.5gramme and 1000=10grains).

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Category:: Experimental Chemistry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1982-1521

type:: balance, weights

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Portable assay balance in fitted case

Portable assay balance in a fitted glazed mahogany case, by O.Wolters, London 1895. There are graduations on the brass beam and a rod for placing a rider is fitted. The column is brass.