Equal-arm balance with swan-neck ends
One polished steel equal-arm balance, 11 1/4 beam, swan-neck ends; knife-edge fulcrum; upwards indicator; gallows suspension with guard link, period, early 18th century, or late 17th century, probably c1700
Beamscale, maker unknown, London, 1675-1700.
Apparatus consists of original tooled oak case with wire hinges and brass hooks containing one polished steel equal arm balance, two large brass dished pans of 6" diameter with woven silk cords, and one small brass dished pan of 2" diameter.
Beamscale sets such as these were made in large numbers and were very rarely signed by their makers. They would have been used for a wide variety of purpoises including weighing small objects and substances in the market place and by natural philosophers during experiments.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1932-612
- type:
- beamscale
- credit:
- Mr F. Dawtrey Drewitt
Parts
Case for beamscale apparatus
Original tooled oak case with wire hinges and brass hooks
- Measurements:
-
overall: 3 in x 14 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in,
- Object Number:
- 1932-612/2
- type:
- case - container
Pair of brass pans from beamscale apparatus
Pair of brass pans from beamscale apparatus, 6" diameter, with woven silk cords
Brass pan from beamscale apparatus
Single brass pan from beamscale apparatus, approx. 5cm diameter
- Object Number:
- 1932-612/4
- type:
- beamscale
