Apothecary's balance with elaborate steel beam and brass pans
Apothecary's balance with elaborate steel beam and brass pans, suspended from red cord
Rectangular wooden chest
- Made:
- 1701-1900
Rectangular wooden chest, containing two balances, set of weights and tweezers, probably Middle Eastern(?), 1701-1900
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656010
- Measurements:
-
length 260 mm
width 150 mm
approx.: depth 50 mm
- type:
- weight sets
Parts
Set of 10 octagonal metal weights
Set of 10 octagonal metal weights, knob on top to facilitate removal from box with tweezers
- Measurements:
-
max.: width 35 mm
max.: height 40 mm
min.: width 10 mm
min.: height 10 mm
- Materials:
- metal (alloy)
- Object Number:
- A656010 Pt3
- type:
- weights
Rectangular wooden chest for 2 balances
Rectangular wooden chest for 2 balances, set of weights and tweezers, 1701-1900
- Measurements:
-
length 260 mm
width 150 mm
approx.: depth 50 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A656010 Pt5
- type:
- chest
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