A compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1

A compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1, c.1800. Scale pan and supports missing

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1986-146
type:
platform scales and steelyard
credit:
Hotel Drouot (Paris)

Parts

A compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1

A compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1

A compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1, c.1800. Scale pan and supports missing

Object Number:
1986-146/1
type:
platform scales and steelyard
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Eye bolt for compound lever balance

Eye bolt for compound lever balance

Eye bolt for compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1

Object Number:
1986-146/2
type:
bolt
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Eye bolt for compound lever balance

Eye bolt for compound lever balance

Eye bolt for compound lever balance in steel and brass with a mechanical advantage of 10:1 and 100:1

Object Number:
1986-146/3
type:
bolt
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum