Steelyard-type chondrometer in case

Made:
1826-1830 in Birmingham
maker:
W and T Avery Limited
Chondrometer of the steelyard type with swan-neck pivot

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Chondrometer of the steelyard type with swan-neck pivot
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Chondrometer of the steelyard type with swan-neck pivot, signed W & J Avery, Digbeth, Birmingham, in fitted mahogany case with wooden strike and instructions. Half pint capacity, calibrated from 21-79 lbs per Imperial bushel. 1826-30 (A200721)

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1988-684
type:
chondrometer and steelyard
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust