Oval tin box

Oval tin box, lined with green woolen cloth, contains a coin scale and four assorted weights, English, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A64234
Materials:
case, tin, case, wool, cloth, case, wood, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk and weights, brass
Measurements:
case: length 127 mm
case: width 56 mm
case: depth 13 mm
beam: length 120 mm
pans: diameter 40 mm
shears: length 50 mm
type:
coin scales

Parts

Small circular brass weight with central knob, to weigh pennyweightsand grains

Small circular brass weight with central knob

Small circular brass weight with central knob, to weigh pennyweightsand grains

Measurements:
diameter 15 mm
depth 12 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A64234 Pt1
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight with central knob, to weigh pennyweights and grains

Small circular brass weight with central knob

Small circular brass weight with central knob, to weigh pennyweights and grains

Measurements:
diameter 11 mm
approx.: depth 10 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A64234 Pt2
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight with central knob, not part of original set, to weigh one sovereign

Small circular brass weight with central knob

Small circular brass weight with central knob, not part of original set, to weigh one sovereign

Measurements:
diameter 15 mm
depth 9 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A64234 Pt3
type:
weights
Small circular brass weight with central knob, not part of original set, to weigh half sovereign

Small circular brass weight with central knob

Small circular brass weight with central knob, not part of original set, to weigh half sovereign

Measurements:
diameter 14 mm
depth 6 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A64234 Pt4
type:
weights
Oval tin box, lined with green woolen cloth, contains a coin scale (without weights see other parts), English, 1701-1900

Oval tin box

Oval tin box, lined with green woolen cloth, contains a coin scale (without weights see other parts), English, 1701-1900

Measurements:
case: length 127 mm
case: width 56 mm
case: depth 13 mm
beam: length 120 mm
pans: diameter 40 mm
shears: length 50 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , silk , steel (metal) , textile , wood (unidentified) and wool (unspecified)
Object Number:
A64234 Pt5
type:
coin scales and case