Collection

Steelyard-type "new improved pocket chondrometer"

Made:
London
maker:
Cary family
New improved pocket chrondrometer' of the steelyard type with

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New improved pocket chrondrometer' of the steelyard type with
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"New improved pocket chrondrometer" of the steelyard type with swan-neck pivot, signed Cary, London, in fitted mahogany case with wooden strike and instructions, quarter pint capacity, calibrated from 21-79 lbs per (Imperial) bushel, second quarter of the 19th century.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1988-690
type:
chondrometer and steelyard
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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