Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth

Made:: 1730-1735 in England

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Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth
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Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth, contains a pair of scales and weights, owned by Dr Christopher Harwell in 1735, made in England, 1730-1735

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A665048

Materials:: case, tin, case, wool, cloth, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silver, plated, scales, cotton, threads and weights, brass

type:: scales

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