Precision equal-arm balance (10grain range) with beam marked

Made:
1965-1974
maker:
Stanton Instruments Limited
Precision equal-arm balance (10grain range) with beam marked

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Precision equal-arm balance (10grain range) with beam marked
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Precision equal-arm balance (10grain range) with beam marked, 'County Borough of Walsall' in glazed grey wooden cabinet with a black glass base. Used by inspectors for checking the accuracy of weights in the London Borough of Southwark after government re-organisation in 1974. Made by Stanton London, modified model MC5 - MC9 series without the weight loading. Serial number 25115 (on centre Knife edge support) and Verification No. 6984. The beam, support column and cylindrical air dampers all painted grey.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
2000-1438
type:
precision balance (equal-arm)
credit:
London Borough of Southwark