Japanese Dotchin balance with beam, pan, and weight

Made:: 1870-1920 in Osaka

Japanese Dotchin balance in case with ivory and brass beam

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Japanese Dotchin balance in case with ivory and brass beam, metal pan and steelyard weight. Graduated with decimal divisions for ten Momme [3.74g]

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1997-757

Materials:: dotchin, metal, bone, brass and case, wood

Measurements:: dotchin: 180 x 245 x 55 mm
case: 17 x 270 x 65 mm

type:: dotchin and steelyard

credit:: Connecticut University (Department of Chemistry)

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Japanese Dotchin balance with beam, pan, and weight

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